More than seven percent of China’s total population age 65 or above, which has posed a big problem to the country’s work for the aged, said a senior Chinese official here Sunday.
“The aging problem has come around not only somewhat earlier but also developed rapidly,” said Hui Liangyu, vice premier of the State Council, or the Chinese cabinet.
Currently, the number of the Chinese who age 60 or above has accounted for more than 10 percent of the total Chinese population, said Hui, who made the remarks when paying a visit to a local beadhouse to mark the coming traditional Chinese “Sept. 9” festival (in lunar calendar), a special day for respecting the oldwhich falls on Oct. 11.
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