Professor Jane Duckett, Edward Caird Chair of Politics at the University of Glasgow, and Director of the Scottish Centre for China Research explains how, and why, China is aiming to improve its social services sector During the 21st century, measures to reduce poverty whilst improving healthcare, pensions and social services (including education and housing) have all moved up the policy agenda of the Chinese state. The Chinese Communist Party has …
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By Helen Roxburg With the fastest-ageing population in human history, China is heading into a demographic crisis. The country’s over-60 population reached 222 million in 2015 – 16.1 percent of the population – a rate predicted to grow by three percent annually. By 2050, one in three people in China will be aged over 65. This change has huge social, economic and political implications. Although younger generations have traditionally looked …