'Japan became rich before it became old' China won't

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Demographic obstacles in Asia's wayStraits Times / Fri April 2- - .....Japan is the worst example of an ageing Asian country. In 2025, 30 per cent of its population will be over 65. It will have 'nearly as many .... the economic consequences of Japan's ageing population may not be as dire as predicted... Greying Japan's economy is bound to slow, but that doesn't mean it won't grow at all....
.... that China may suffer worse economic consequences from its ageing population. Nearly 300 million Chinese, or 21.4 per cent of the population, will be over 60 in 2025. 'To put the matter bluntly, Japan became rich before it became old; China will do things the other way around.'
.....problems in China: a virtually non-functioning pension system; a one-child policy leaving a one-to-one ratio between elderly parents and the children obliged to support them; and the combination of relatively less healthy ageing and the relatively more arduous nature of work in the country leaving fewer older Chinese productive...

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why does every damned article get the one-child policy wrong every time they mention it? it's one child if you live in the city and have siblings. if you are the last in the family line, you have have 2. if you live in the country, i believe it is 5 or more. the policy is only in place to control the size of the cities... that's all