Getting Old in China

I wouldn't wanna be a young person born and living in China. Just think of all those responsibilities. I wouldn't make a good little emperor. But one thing we haven't really thought about is aging. Parents of these kids are going to get old pretty soon. There is only one child per family and the government is not considering changing this policy. While this child is getting an immense amount of attention right now, thirty years from now, he or she will be the primary provider of the family. That means that this one child will have to take care of potentially six other people. One family unit would then be responsible for up to twelve individuals without any income other than the pension.

This might be obvious for everyone else and you might have been thinking about it all along. I haven't really, so I have attached a link to an article that helped me get more perspective on this issue.

It is titled: "Who Will Care for the Elderly in China?"

I wonder.

http://www.bgsu.edu/downloads/cas/file35700.pdf