The Economist

The report highlights China’s struggle in coping with a rapidly ageing society and a rising number of elderly who are living by themselves. Despite government efforts to offer social protection and extend pensions, the welfare system is still ill-equipped to help this particular group of solo dwellers. This is because more parents are living apart from their children and are not able to help the elderly.

Department of Sociology Professor Jean Yeung opined that in a state that still regards filial piety as a defining feature of their culture, those who are not recipients of it often feel ashamed and isolated.

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