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One of the most pressing issues facing China is its demographic crisis resulting from decades of strict population control policies. The ramifications of the one-child policy—now easing—have manifested in an aging population that outnumbers the young labor force. Predictions indicate that by 2035, as many as 400 million individuals will be over the age of 60, creating not only social but economic imbalances. As the workforce shrinks, sustaining growth becomes an increasingly difficult challenge.