It pays to read all the information on state pension payments for expats rather than make it seem a simple matter. The poster Foxy has added some information that I will will extend.

The payment of the UK state pension to those retiring abroad is not new and was agreed in 1955.

Even though agreements have been signed with a number of countries, the picture is one of complexity and will have a significant impact on expats.

Retiring in the US, European Union, Israel or the Philippines for example, will mean the state pension will get increased in line with inflation.

However, in Australia, Canada, South Africa and 170 other countries including China it is different, especially as China has not signed any agreements with the UK on social security. In essence, even if you are able to get the pension paid to you in those countries including China, it will be frozen at either the date you arrived in that country or the date when you applied to receive the pension, regardless of how much you have paid in contributions through National Insurance. So over time the actual value of that pension will reduce.

Hope that makes it clear.