Letters

How to solve the aging problem

There is much talk about slowing down of China's economic growth because of a drop in the working age population in the coming future. Some people say China will become an aging country before it gets rich. Therefore, many Chinese people want the government to loosen the family planning policy to ensure optimum availability of working age people in the future.

But the discussion on aging population and labor force should not be limited to the country's family planning policy and birth rate. Instead, policymakers should take effective measures to reduce the infant mortality rate to solve the aging problem.