Considered a landmark in dealing with aging issues, it details for the first time how the government plans to cope with mounting demographic stress in the coming decades. AsiaNewsNetwork
Experts said the document is a critical development in the formulation of aging policies because it details moves to be taken up to the middle of the century.
The policy presents an overall vision of the ultimate goal－that by 2050, a year after the centenary of the People’s Republic of China, the country will be able to support its senior citizens with sufficient income, human capital, innovative technologies, healthcare and other services. It also urges developments in disease prevention and restorative and palliative care services, and reiterates pledges to improve the legal environment to protect seniors’ rights.The document designates senior officials at all levels to spearhead the reforms, adding that pilot zones should be created in areas grappling with particularly acute demographic challenges to test reforms.
That number is projected to reach 300 million by 2025 and peak at 487 million in 2053, when around one in three people in China will be older than 60, the commission said. Du Peng, vice-president of Renmin University of China and an expert on aging, said one crucial value of the guideline lies in its ability to ease such fears.
However, he said the task is challenging, given the speed at which society is aging and the social security gap between urban and rural areas.
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