Rural Poor Bear the Brunt of China’s Aging Crisis
“This is arduous work. And if the elderly have children who have migrated, then they are more likely to be working longer and for more hours.”
40 years after the death of Mao Zedong, many Chinese still continue to miss the sound of his voice. The most strident dissatisfaction with the status quo is seen in social relations and the rise of elite groups, with resources concentrated in the hands of a small number of consortia and powerful figures. In the one-party oligopoly there is little or no mobility between social classes, and the gap between rich and poor has widened up to 300 times what it was in the past. To get rid of corruption and the one-party dictatorship, the heads of the four branches of government should be elected in alternating years as a first step toward resolving domestic problems. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.