China’s population is projected to fall by more than California’s current population in the next 10 years—and that is only ...

China’s rapidly aging population – now over 310 million people aged 60 and older – is transforming the country’s economic landscape, spawning a booming ’’silver economy’’ worth 8.3 trillion yuan ...

In order to address demographic challenges, China has announced the inclusion of humanoid robots in its elderly care services. The announcement by the Chinese State Council on Tuesday is part of the ...

China is likely to become a deeply aging society by 2035. By the end of 2023, China had nearly 300 million people aged 60 or ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms of the African drum she plays there in a classroom filled with fellow ...

FUSHUN, China—This rust-belt hub helped fuel China’s economic rise. Now, it offers a view of China’s future—in which eroding ...

China's population shrinkage is having a big effect on its economy. Marriage rates have halved over the last decade, with only 3.4 million couples marrying in the first half. Economists warn that an ...

China will raise its retirement age to address a declining population and shrinking workforce. The new retirement age will be 63 for men and between 55 and 58 for women. From 2030, workers will also ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan ($406 billion) social security fund, making it "bigger and stronger" to help support its rapidly ageing population as the number of new ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China will "actively" respond to population aging with policies for its rapidly growing elderly and its young people, including providing childcare subsidies and making preschool ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. In the past month, Chinese authorities have rolled out two framework documents ...

HONG KONG — Every Wednesday, retiree Zhang Zhili travels an hour by bus to an education center, drawn by the pulsing rhythms of the African drum she plays there in a classroom filled with fellow ...