Why continue working when you are guaranteed a monthly income?” So asks Xu Yongan, a 55-year-old former steelworker from Anhui province and the recipient of an employee buyout. It may seem a bit puzzling that in China, the factory to the world, factory workers are paid to stay home. The solution to the puzzle — as to most puzzles about the Chinese economy — comes down to debt.
「如果你每個月都有收入，爲什麼還要工作？」許永安（音譯）這樣問。他現年55歲，來自安徽省，以前是一位鋼鐵工人，目前接受了一項提前退休補償安排。這似乎有些令人費解：在中國這個世界工廠，居然要出錢讓工人們別來上班。這一難題的解決方法——就像中國經濟的大多數難題一樣——歸根結底在於債務。
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