Can I not pay social security myself?

Workers themselves have to pay social security, except for work-related injury insurance and ownership insurance, which are paid by employers. Social insurance premiums are paid jointly by employers and employees. Employees who are not employed by the employing unit can pay directly to the social insurance fee collection agency as flexible employees, but only pay medical insurance premiums and endowment insurance premiums.

legal ground

Article 60 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law

The employing unit shall declare itself and pay social insurance premiums in full and on time, and shall not postpone or reduce the payment except for legal reasons such as force majeure. The social insurance premiums that employees should pay shall be withheld and remitted by the employer, and the employer shall inform me of the details of paying social insurance premiums on a monthly basis.

Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in social insurance in the employing units and other flexible employees can pay social insurance premiums directly to the social insurance premium collection agencies.