What s next for China s first eldercare graduates? For some, not eldercare scmp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scmp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Filial piety has been at the core of China’s elderly care system for centuries, but as society rapidly changes, new avenues are being explored to help make sure the country’s elderly are taken care of in their twilight years.
The three-child policy comes as a move to deal with demographic challenges in China-- Beijing Review bjreview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bjreview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
China’s overall population fell by 2.08 million last year to 1.4097 billion, down from 1.4118 billion in 2022, while births declined by 5.6 per cent to 9.02 million in 2023, data released on Wednesday showed.
China s demographic dividends have not disappeared, as the qualitative demographic dividends, for example high-quality labor force, act as a strong driving force for the country s development, experts said at the 2024 Global Times Annual Conference held on Saturday in Beijing.