人口老龄化既是挑战也是机遇_BEC初级作文

人口老龄化既是挑战也是机遇

Aging population a trend that is both challenge, opportunity

人口老龄化既是挑战也是机遇

The central authorities have unveiled the first comprehensive document guiding the governments of various levels to cope with challenges of one of the largest and fastest aging populations in the world. Beijing News comments:

中央政府印发了指导各级政府积极应对人口老龄化挑战的第一份系统文件，《新京报》评论道：

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It is predicted that by 2035, the number of people above 60 years old will account for more than one-fourth of the country's population, which is already the case in some big cities, and the proportion will surge to more than one-third by 2050.

据预测，截至2035年，全国60岁以上的人口将占总人口的四分之一以上，而这也是一些大城市的现状。到2050年，这一比例将激增至三分之一以上。

International experience shows that it is the social security and public service system that bears the brunt of an aging population, although the demographic change also takes its toll on social vitality, innovation and growth.

国际经验表示，尽管人口老龄化会对社会活力、社会创新和增长带来了损失，但首当其冲的却是社会保障和公共服务体系。

But if policymakers incorporate the trend into their social management and national development policy portfolios and take sufficient and effective preemptive measures, the aging population will not necessarily become a problem.