On the other hand, the aging population will increase the burden of family pension and the pressure on the supply of basic public services.
While clearly understanding the current situation and risk challenges of population aging, we should also keep calm thinking and confidence.
First of all, population aging is not a scourge, but a product of economic and social development and progress, an irreversible objective development trend and a major issue facing the international community. Since 1864, when France first entered the aging society, there are about 190 countries in the world.
More importantly, China has a good economic foundation and strong advantages in human capital. The Chinese nation advocates social harmony, attaches importance to family ethics and affection, and advocates the fine tradition of mutual care and mutual assistance, which has laid a good ideological foundation for mobilizing all social forces. The aging degree of China has not reached the level of developed countries, so we can learn from the experience and lessons of developed countries, take precautions and avoid risks.
With the rapid growth of the elderly population, the scale of China's old-age care services has been expanding, with the number of old-age care institutions exceeding 30,000, the number of old-age care institutions organized by social forces accounting for about 50%, and the total number of old-age care beds exceeding 7.35 million. The Internet, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and other pension services have developed rapidly, and a large number of enterprises have laid out various sub-sectors such as institutions, communities and families. China can make full use of favorable conditions, seize the strategic opportunity period, actively plan and turn the challenge of population aging into a positive factor to promote economic development, social progress and people's happiness.