"全球關注中國的人口老化"

聯合國人口代表說，中國的社會安全網或許能成為其他國家的典範。

聯合國人口基金駐華代表何安瑞談到，中國可能會在全球照料成長的老年人口中扮演舉足輕重的角色。中國全國老齡工作委員會表示，中國的老年人口目前佔全球老年人口的22%，至2050年比例可能增加至26%。霍克曼指出，全球都將關注中國如何照顧老年人口。

何安瑞說：「中國有世界上最多的人口，也是唯一一個國家，有將近兩億的60歲以上人口。」他又補充道中國政府「試圖在國民平均所得達到5,400美元時，為高齡人口打造一個社會安全網絡，如此中國可立下典範，讓其他國家學習和追隨。」

雖然許多人將人口老化視為問題，何安瑞卻專注於老年人能為社會帶來的貢獻。「老年人對社會有巨大的貢獻，他們除了是知識的泉源和文化守衛者之外，也身為工作者、和事佬、教育家、志願者、持家者和看護照料者。」他主張並表示我們應該試著「將活力注入生命，而不只是徒增年歲而已。」

(Local) The World Watches Chinas Aging Population

A UN population representative said Chinas social security network could be a model for other nations.

Arie Hoekman, the UN Population Funds China representative, has spoken of the important role China could play in the way in which the world looks after its growing elderly population. Chinas National Committee on Aging says the countrys elderly population currently accounts for 22% of the worlds elderly people, and that proportion is expected to increase to 26% by 2050. According to Hoekman, the world will be watching to see how China cares for them.

China has the largest population in the world and it is the only country in the world with close to 200 million people aged 60 years or over, Hoekman said, adding that the government is trying to build a social security network for its aging population when its GDP per capita is $5,400, so China could be setting a model for other countries to learn and follow.

While many refer to aging populations as a problem, Hoekman focused on what elderly people can offer to society. Older people make massive contributions to society as workers, mediators, educators, volunteers, homemakers, caregivers in addition to being sources of knowledge and guardians of culture, he argued and said that we should try to add life to years, not just years to life.

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