国内英语资讯:China Focus: China to ramp up efforts to provide better elderly care
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 7-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silver">silver</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p><span word="Elderly">Elderly</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 60 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> 250 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2018, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 17.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="trigger">trigger</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Wenxiang">Wenxiang</span>, <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fullcheer">Fullcheer</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Changsha">Changsha</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hunan">Hunan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="Fullcheer">Fullcheer</span> <span word="Group">Group</span> <span word="has">has</span> 50 <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,000 <span word="beds">beds</span>. <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>," <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="rehabilitation">rehabilitation</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fee">fee</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exemptions">exemptions</span>, <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heating">heating</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p>
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