As of the end of 9, the number of people covered by China's basic old-age insurance reached 10.79 billion.

10 10 Financial News: The State Council Information Office held a press conference this morning (on 10 10) on the series "Starting Strong for the 15th Five-Year Plan." A senior official from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security outlined progress in advancing high-quality employment and social security. Regarding social security, as of the end of 9, the number of participants in basic old-age insurance, unemployment insurance, and work-related injury insurance (including occupational injury protection) reached 10.79 billion, 2.51 billion, and 3.27 billion respectively. The combined balance of these three social insurance funds stands at 11.2 trillion yuan. Moving forward, China will encourage and support flexible workers and those in new employment models to participate in employee pension insurance, actively pilot expansions of enterprise annuity coverage, solidly implement the personal pension system, improve policies for transferring and continuing social security relationships, promote nationwide handling of more social security services, and ensure one-card access via social security cards. We will also strengthen supervision of social security funds to safeguard their value and growth, making social security more tangible, optimized, and reliable.