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Ten Years after the End of the One-Child Policy: A Visit to Ground Zero of China's Aging Population

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Ten Years after the End of the One-Child Policy: A Visit to Ground Zero of China's Aging Population
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Ten years ago, China brought the one-child policy to an end. In Rudong, the city where the policy was originally tested, 40 percent of residents are over the age of 60 - a preview of what is to come.

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