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皇冠体育app's elderly population reaches 167M
By Zhao Chunzhe (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-29 14:35
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The ageing population in 皇冠体育app over 60 years old reached 167 million in 2009, making up 12.5 percent of the total population and continues growing fast, according to a meeting on the elderly in Beijing Thursday, chinanews.cn reported.
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Hui Liangyu, 皇冠体育app's vice premier and head of 皇冠体育app National Committee on Ageing (CNCA), said that 皇冠体育app's?aging problem?comes under an underdeveloped economy, which needs us to better the?relevant social security and service system.?
There are many elderly people in 皇冠体育app who cannot take care of themselves without any family members around, the report said.
The meeting also stressed 皇冠体育app's tradition to respect elderly people and Hui urged the?rights of the old must be ensured.
