China’s State Council and Civil Affairs Ministry Unveil Sweeping Elderly Care and Silver Economy Plan
On September 18 and 23, China’s State Council and Ministry of Civil Affairs announced a comprehensive strategy to address population aging. Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council meeting on September 18 calling for improved pension insurance, integrated home-community-institutional care, and expanded silver-haired consumption. On September 23, Minister Li Changguan outlined five priorities including drafting an elderly care services law, strengthening service guarantees, promoting the silver economy, and building an age-friendly society.
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China's Ministry of Civil Affairs Pledges Comprehensive Response to Population Aging
At a State Council Information Office press conference on the 15th Five-Year Plan, Chinese Minister of Civil Affairs Li Changguan outlined a multi-pronged strategy to address population aging. The ministry will work with other departments to: 1) improve the policy and legal framework, including drafting a养老服务法 (elderly care service law) and revising the老年人权益保障法 (law on protection of the rights and interests of the elderly); 2) strengthen basic living, medical, and care security for the elderly to mitigate risks of poverty, disease, and disability; 3) support social participation through volunteer systems and the 'Silver Age Action' program, expanding education and cultural services; 4) promote the 'silver economy' by fostering large-scale branded operators, launching a three-year action plan for the rehabilitation assistive device industry, and establishing product certification systems; and 5) build an age-friendly society by retrofitting homes and public facilities, promoting digital accessibility, enforcing preferential policies, and combating elder abuse. The announcement reflects China's official policy direction under its national strategy for actively responding to population aging.
Read sourceChina's Ministry of Civil Affairs outlines five priorities to address population aging
At a State Council Information Office press conference on the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, China's Minister of Civil Affairs Li Changguan announced that the ministry will adopt a timely, scientific, and comprehensive approach to address population aging. The ministry will work with other departments on five key areas: first, improving the policy and legal framework, including drafting a养老服务法 (elderly care services law) and revising the老年人权益保障法 (Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly); second, strengthening service guarantees for the elderly in basic living, medical care, and nursing care, while mitigating risks of poverty, disease, and disability; third, supporting social participation through volunteer systems and the 'Silver Age Action' initiative; fourth, promoting the silver economy by cultivating large-scale brands, implementing a three-year action plan for the rehabilitation assistive device industry, and establishing product certification systems; and fifth, building an age-friendly society through home and public facility renovations, digital technology adaptation, enforcing preferential policies, and combating elder abuse.
Read sourceChina's Ministry of Civil Affairs Pledges Comprehensive Response to Population Aging
On September 23, at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office as part of the 'Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan' series, China's Minister of Civil Affairs, Li Changguan, announced that the ministry will combine meeting the needs of the elderly with addressing population aging in a timely, scientific, and comprehensive manner. The ministry plans to improve and deepen the implementation of the national strategy for actively responding to population aging by strengthening strategic coordination, policy alignment, and resource sharing. The goal is to enhance the targeting, coordination, and systematic nature of policies. Key legislative actions include accelerating the drafting of a law on elderly care services and promoting amendments to the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly to strengthen legal safeguards in the aging sector.
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China's Ministry of Civil Affairs to Comprehensively Address Population Aging
On September 23, at a State Council Information Office press conference themed 'Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan,' China's Minister of Civil Affairs, Li Changguan, announced that the ministry will adopt a timely, scientific, and comprehensive approach to address population aging. The strategy combines meeting the needs of the elderly with solving the challenges of an aging society. The ministry plans to improve and deepen the implementation of the national strategy for actively responding to population aging by strengthening strategic coordination, policy alignment, and resource sharing. It aims to enhance the targeting, coordination, and systematic nature of policies. Key legislative actions include accelerating the drafting of a law on elderly care services and promoting amendments to the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly to strengthen legal safeguards in the aging sector. The announcement was reported by CCTV News.
Read sourceChina State Council Plans to Strengthen Elderly Care and Boost Silver-Haired Consumption
On September 18, Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting that heard a report on aging work and made arrangements to implement the national strategy for proactively responding to population aging. The meeting called for improving the multi-tiered pension insurance system, expanding inclusive elderly care services, and breaking down barriers between home-based, community-based, and institutional care models to build an integrated service network. It also proposed cultivating new scenarios for silver-haired consumption and enriching product and service supply for the elderly, addressing market pain points such as supply-demand mismatches and poor product suitability. The policy aims to ensure that home-based care has professional support, community care has comprehensive facilities, and institutional care offers inclusive options, while also implementing diverse safeguards like long-term care insurance to give elderly people greater security in their later years.
Read sourceChina State Council Pushes Comprehensive Elderly Care Strategy to Address Aging Population
On September 18, Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting in China, emphasizing the need to comprehensively understand the impacts of population aging and deeply implement the national strategy for proactively addressing it. The meeting called for promoting the all-round development and progress of elderly care services, focusing on improving service guarantee levels for the elderly through sustained efforts in elderly care, health promotion, and social security. Specific measures include refining a multi-tiered, multi-pillar pension insurance system, establishing integrated channels linking home-based, community-based, and institutional elderly care, and expanding inclusive elderly care services. Additionally, the meeting urged greater diversification of silver-hair products and services tailored to the elderly population, cultivation of new consumption scenarios, and better satisfaction of the consumption needs of older adults. The directive signals a comprehensive policy push to adapt China's social and economic systems to its rapidly aging demographic.
Read sourceChina's Premier Li Qiang Chairs State Council Meeting on Elderly Care Services
According to a report from state broadcaster CCTV, Chinese Premier Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council. The meeting focused on thoroughly implementing the national strategy for actively responding to population aging and promoting comprehensive development and progress in elderly affairs. The directive calls for the in-depth execution of policies aimed at addressing the challenges posed by an aging population, with a specific emphasis on advancing elderly care services. This meeting underscores the Chinese government's prioritization of demographic shifts and the need for a coordinated policy response to ensure the well-being of the elderly population. The report, sourced from domestic media outlet tradealpha, provides a high-level summary of the meeting's agenda and stated objectives, without detailing specific new measures or timelines.
Read sourceChina's State Council Vows to Deepen National Strategy on Population Aging, Boost Elderly Services
On September 18, Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting in China, which emphasized the need to comprehensively understand the impacts of population aging and to deeply implement the national strategy for proactively addressing it. The meeting called for promoting comprehensive development and progress in elderly affairs, with a focus on enhancing service guarantees for the elderly. Key measures include sustained efforts in elderly care services, health promotion, and social security; improving the multi-tiered and multi-pillar pension insurance system; establishing effective linkage channels among home-based, community-based, and institutional elderly care services; and expanding inclusive elderly care services. Additionally, the meeting stressed the importance of enriching silver-hair products and services tailored to the elderly population, cultivating new scenarios for silver consumption, and better satisfying the consumption needs of the elderly. The report was sourced from CCTV News via Cailian Press.
Read sourceChina's Premier Li Qiang Chairs State Council Meeting on Elderly Care Strategy
According to CCTV, Chinese Premier Li Qiang chaired an executive meeting of the State Council. The meeting focused on the thorough implementation of the national strategy for proactively responding to population aging. It called for promoting comprehensive development and progress in elderly care services. This directive underscores the Chinese government's policy priority to address the challenges and opportunities presented by an aging population, aiming to enhance the quality and accessibility of care for the elderly. The meeting's outcome signals a continued push for systemic improvements in social welfare and healthcare infrastructure tailored to senior citizens.
Read sourceLi Qiang Chairs State Council Meeting on Implementing Population Aging Strategy
On September 18, Premier Li Qiang presided over an executive meeting of the State Council, as reported by People's Finance. The meeting emphasized the need to comprehensively understand the impacts of population aging and deeply implement the national strategy for proactive response to it. Key directives include improving service guarantees for the elderly through sustained efforts in elderly care services, health promotion, and social security. The meeting called for perfecting the multi-tiered, multi-pillar pension insurance system, establishing coordinated channels linking home-based, community-based, and institutional elderly care, and expanding inclusive elderly care services. Additionally, it urged greater diversification of silver-hair products and services, cultivation of new scenarios for silver consumption, and better fulfillment of the consumption needs of older adults, in light of the elderly population's characteristics.
Read sourceChina State Council Meeting Focuses on Enhancing Elderly Services and Silver Economy
A Chinese State Council executive meeting heard a report on aging work, emphasizing the need to fully understand the impacts of population aging and implement the national strategy for actively responding to it. The meeting called for promoting comprehensive development in elderly affairs, focusing on enhancing service guarantees in elderly care, health promotion, and social security. Key measures include improving the multi-tiered and multi-pillar pension insurance system, coordinating home-based, community-based, and institutional care services, and expanding inclusive elderly care. To meet the consumption needs of the elderly, the meeting urged enriching silver-haired products and services and cultivating new consumption scenarios, aiming to achieve mutual reinforcement between people's well-being and the expansion of domestic demand.
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