China tries to tackle aging population problem |
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| China regards the establishment of an old-age security system corresponding to the level of the country's socio-economic development and aging population as an important task and a priority area. |
| Dec. 12 - China said Tuesday that creating welfare programs for its soaring numbers of elderly is a national priority, but warned that will be a daunting1 challenge in a rapidly graying society.
The government has launched pension, health care and other programs for the elderly, the Cabinet said in a report on aging. It didn't mention any new initiatives.
"China regards the establishment of an old-age security system corresponding to the level of the country's socio-economic development and aging population as an important task and a priority area," it said.
"However, as a developing country with a population of 1.3 billion, China still has problems and shortcomings in the work concerning elderly people," the report said.
The number of elderly Chinese people is expected to top 200 million by 2015 and 280 million by 2025. Some 30 percent of the population would be classified as elderly by 2050, the Communist Party newspaper People's Daily said in October.
Rapid economic development has also weakened traditional thinking that requires sons to support parents in their old age, while daughters are expected to aid only their in-law.
Rural families are especially dependent on children to support them in old age, and the report said 60 percent of China's elderly live in the countryside.
The government "has begun to study the establishment of an old-age social security system in rural areas in order to guarantee the basic livelihood2 of the elderly people there," the report said.
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daunting
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| adj.使人畏缩的 |
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- They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
- Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。
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livelihood
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- Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
- My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。
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