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Guardianship amendment considered to protect the elderly

By He Dan | China Daily | Updated: 2012-06-27 08:08

Guardianship amendment considered to protect the elderly

A woman helps her mother cut and clean her toe nails. To show the respect to mothers, about 100 people took part in an activity called "washing mother's feet", which was launched by the Mengcheng county government, in Anhui province, on May 12, the day before Mother's Day. Hu Weiguo / for China Daily

Chinese legislators are mulling over introducing elderly guardianship in the latest amendment to the law on senior citizens' rights, given the risk of cognitive disability to the country's rapidly expanding older population.

Guardianship amendment considered to protect the elderly

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