Preparing for China's Aging Challenge

 

 

By 2040 there will be 400 million Chinese elders—which is more than the total current population of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the UK combined. The vast majority are due to reach old age without a pension or health-care coverage. How China navigates its aging challenge will go a long way toward determining whether it achieves its aspiration of becoming a prosperous and stable developed economy.

 

In Preparing for China's Aging Challenge, you will hear authorities from Carla Hills to Henry Kissinger explain how demography is about to transform China and its role in the world order. The video was originally shown at a joint CSIS and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences conference in Beijing in April 2004. The conference also showcased The Graying of the Middle Kingdom, a major new CSIS report on China's aging challenge.

This CD features commentaries by:

John J. Hamre, President & CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies
"Preparing for China's Aging Challenge"
 

Carla A. Hills, Former U.S. Trade Representative
"China's Integration into the Global Economy"
 

David M. Walker, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office
"The Need for an Adequate and Affordable Retirement System"
 

Peter Heller, Deputy Director for Fiscal Affairs, International Monetary Fund
"The Need for Economic Stewardship"
 

Laurence H. Meyer, Former Governor, U.S. Federal Reserve Board
"The Long-Term Benefits of Mature Capital Markets"
 

Zbigniew Brzezinski, Former National Security Advisor
"China's Future Geopolitical Role"
 

Henry A. Kissinger, Former U.S. Secretary of State
"China's Hopes for the 21st Century"