Articles

Healthy Ageing in China: Prevention, Public Health and Extending Independent Life

China’s ageing strategy increasingly depends on helping people remain healthy, functional and independent for longer rather than responding only after substantial care needs develop. This article examines how public health,...

Financing Long-Term Care in China: From Family Spending to Long-Term Care Insurance

China is gradually shifting the financing of long-term care from heavy reliance on household spending and unpaid family care towards a broader mix of public support, targeted subsidies and social...

Who Is Responsible for Older People’s Care in China? National Policy, Provincial Government and Local Delivery

Responsibility for older people’s care in China is distributed across central ministries, provincial and local governments, healthcare security administrations, community structures, providers and families. This article examines how national policy...

How Long-Term Care Works in China: Families, Government, Social Insurance and a Changing Care Market

China’s long-term care system is developing through a distinctive combination of family responsibility, government-supported basic services, social insurance, local administration and an expanding provider market. This article explains how those...

China’s Ageing Population: Preparing for a Demographic Transformation on an Unprecedented Scale

China’s population is ageing at extraordinary scale while family structures, internal migration and longer lives are changing how support in later life can be organised. This article examines how demographic...