Washington, June 17 -- : The COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 national census have raised concerns over the alarmingly ageing population of China and "utterly deficient" health infrastructure, Jianli Yang, a Chinese dissident and son of a former Chinese Communist Party leader.
Jianli, in an opinion piece in Washington Times, said the rising aging population of China has increased the demand for unprecedented investments in the country's health and elder care industries and the pandemic has exposed the gaps in the system.
The recently-released census revealed that "190.64 million people, or 13.5 per cent of China's population, are 65 years or older, a sizable increase from 8.9 per cent in 2010".
Six provinces of China have the maximum ageing p...