How to cope with an old-age problem
By Cai Xiao | China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-28 07:43
Behind two elderly people walking on a street in Nanjing, is the Chinese character "fu" (which means happiness) on a wall. Analysts say the number of Chinese people older than 60 will reach a total of 450 million by 2050. However, many of them may not be happy to pay thousands of yuan a month to be cared for in public nursing homes. Sha Lang / For China Daily |
450 million Chinese people older than 60 by 2050, say observers
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