[00:07.81]Aging Problem in China
[00:10.86]In many countries,
[00:13.21]the trend that fewer young people
[00:15.47]and more senior people is very obvious.
[00:18.70]China is one of these countries suffering from the aging problem.
[00:23.37]The issue of aging has brought about many problems.
[00:27.66]The first problem to note is that
[00:30.59]an aging society means slower growth of population
[00:34.75]and thus a shrinking workforce.
[00:37.37]Consequently, the productivity of the whole society may be affected.
[00:44.09]Second, with more and more senior people in a family,
[00:48.94]it becomes more difficult for the young
[00:51.74]to take good care of the aged family members.
[00:54.79]Third, our government may fail to bear
[00:58.92]the financial burden to sustain the retired population
[01:02.90]if the situation becomes worse.
[01:05.21]In view of the problems listed above,
[01:08.57]it is urgent that the government adopt some effective measures.
[01:12.73]For the aging generation,
[01:14.91]the government can consider extending their retirement age.
[01:19.33]Meanwhile,
[01:20.32]family care and community services should be enhanced.
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