The young and the aged must respect each other

Editor's note: Some senior citizens were recently criticized for competing with youths for a basketball court where they wanted to practice square dancing, and some others were accused that their loud music disturbed students on the eve of the national college entrance exam. Following are the views of four experts on the issue, which they shared with China Daily's Wu Zheyu:

More facilities needed to meet residents' needs

Meng Yanchun, professor at the School of Public Policy &Management, Tsinghua University