China's Aging Population Crisis Ten Years After One-Child Policy End

A decade after China ended its one-child policy, the city of Rudong, an original test site for the policy, now has 40% of its residents over 60, serving as a stark preview of the nation's accelerating demographic challenge.

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Ten Years after the End of the One-Child Policy: A Visit to Ground Zero of China's Aging Population

Ten years ago, China brought the one-child policy to an end. In Rudong, the city where the policy was originally tested, 40 percent of residents are over the age of 60 - a preview of what is to come.

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