Heralding Social, Financial Change, China Aims Blow at Iron Rice Bowl
China has ordered state firms to smash the decades-old system of providing cradle-to-grave welfare support, known as the country's "iron rice bowl"
Iron Rice Bowl Redux? Official Jobs No. 1, Says Survey
Government jobs are now the top choice for many of China’s job seekers, according to a survey released this week, in a finding that illustrates an undercurrent of unease in the world’s No. 2 economy.