摘要
China’s rapidly aging society has made providing security for the elderly a government priority The Ministry of Labor and Social Security has announced an"ambi- tious"goal to provide all of the coun- try’s senior citizens with a pension by 2020."This goal is achievable,"stressed Yuan Xinli,Deputy Director of the China National Committee on Aging(CNCA),an agency dedicated to promoting the well- being of the elderly,"but it must be pointed out that such a widespread safety net can only guarantee the minimum living standard of senior citizens."
