Mar 22, 2024 05:16 PM

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In Depth: How a Greying China Is Challenging the Health Care System

By Xu Wen and Denise Jia

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Amid an unprecedented demographic shift, China is embracing a revolutionary transformation in health care for the elderly.

The number of Chinese people at age 60 or older tops 300 million. That group by itself would be the world’s fourth-largest nation, behind India, China and the U.S. The total may exceed 400 million by 2040, according to the World Health Organization.

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