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China Reports First Elderly-Over-Children Support Shift
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- China reports families now support more elderly than children for the first time.
- The 2025 dependency ratio reached 23 % for the elderly and 22 % for children.
- Beijing added expanded pension support to its five-year economic blueprint announced earlier this year.
- Over 53 million elderly received senior citizen allowances and subsidies by the end of 2025.