Legal analysis: If you retire first and then change your nationality, you can continue to receive a pension. If you change your nationality first, you will not be able to retire and receive a pension in China.

Legal basis: Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 11 If an application for renunciation of China nationality is approved, China nationality will be lost.

Fourteenth China nationality acquisition, loss and restoration, in addition to the provisions of article ninth, must go through the application procedures. Persons under the age of 18 may apply on their behalf by their parents or other legal representatives.

Article 15 The organs accepting nationality applications are local municipal and county public security bureaus at home, and China's diplomatic representative offices and consular offices abroad.

Article 16 Applications for joining, quitting and restoring China nationality shall be examined and approved by People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Public Security. If approved, the Ministry of Public Security will issue a certificate.