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China planning new policies to take on ageing population: state media

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 17:24

(24.11.2020) China is planning to include new measures to encourage more births and address its rapidly aging population as part of its new 2021-2025 “five-year plan”, state media reported on Monday.

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China to tap elderly population in bid to tackle looming demographic crisis, boost economy

Submitted by pmassetti on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 12:14

South China Morning Post (29.11.2020) China is planning policies to boost the economic contribution of its elderly citizens, including improving their use of technology In 2019, 12.6 per cent of China’s population was aged 65 or above and that group will hit 300 million by 2025, official data shows

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