According to China's National Committee on Aging, the population aged over 60 will exceed 200 million next year and will comprise more than 30 percent of the population in three decades.
"Empty nest" households, or senior citizens with no children around to relieve their solitude, comprise more than 31 percent of Chinese families, according to the Blue Book of China's Society, published by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences last year.
Zhang Yi, deputy director of the academy's institute of sociology, said China's elderly population has been rising rapidly in recent years. How to take care of the elderly is a subject that requires an urgent solution, especially in a society where most urban families have only one child, and where many people in rural areas migrate to cities.
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Lance Crayon is a videographer and editor with China Daily. Since living in Beijing he has worked for China Radio International (CRI) and Global Times. Before moving to China he worked in the film industry in Los Angeles as a talent agent and producer. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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