From the Chinese Press

Govt must protect senior citizens

Recent years have seen an increase in frauds targeting senor citizens, who have been duped into buying substandard goods at high prices. There have even been family property disputes, in which nannies have stepped in to help sort out cases where children and parents are not on talking or negotiating terms. The reasons why such things are happening may be quite complicated, but most people seem, perhaps surprisingly, to agree that senior citizens - some of whose behavior might seem abnormal - are badly in need of protection, according to an article on eastday.com. Excerpts:

An analysis of incidents targeting senior citizens shows they have fallen prey to swindlers because they are in search of a healthy life, want to overcome their loneliness and/or are looking for more information to lead a better life.