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China's hidden crisis: caring for an aging population

Chinese cyclists ride past three elderly men from neigbourhood watchcommittees in central Beijing February 27, 2003. Thousands of elderly localresidents from neigbourhood watch committees have stepped up their vigilanceas part of a citywide campaign to tighten security ahead of the annualsession of the National People's Congress, or parliament, due to convene onMarch 5. REUTERS/Guang Niu Pictures of the Year 2003ASW/FA - RP3DRIPEVPAA

Shanghai has 5.2 million residents aged over 60. Image: REUTERS/Guang Niu

Ni Dandan
Senior Reporter, Sixth Tone
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An elderly woman pushes a man in a wheelchair down a street in Shanghai, March 5, 2020.
Day care can cost around 4,000 yuan ($580) a month. Image: Jin Xiaoxin/People Visual
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— Huang Ernan, Shanghai resident
A domestic worker competes in an elder care contest in Xining, Qinghai province, Aug. 13, 2020.
A domestic worker competes in an elder care contest in Xining, Qinghai province. Image: Lu Danyang/CNS/People Visual
People consult a staff member at the inquiry desk of a nursing home in Shanghai, July 9, 2020.
Cost for a care home can be in excess of double the average monthly pension of retired workers in Shanghai. Image: Wu Ziyi for Sixth Tone
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— Zhou Ying, care center director
Elderly residents chat at a nursing home in Shanghai, July 9, 2020.
Elderly residents chat at a nursing home in Shanghai. Image: Wu Ziyi for Sixth Tone
Elderly people sit in a nursing home in Shanghai, July 9, 2020.
Elderly people sit in a nursing home in Shanghai. Image: Wu Ziyi for Sixth Tone
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— Huang Ernan, Shanghai resident
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