NPC Deputy Fu Xiguo: How to Transform "Silver-Haired Pressure" into "Longevity Dividend"?

[Caixin] “Currently, China’s population aging is accelerating with a trend of ‘large scale, rapid speed, and deep level.’ The population aged 60 and above reaches 323 million, a year-on-year increase of 4.2%, accounting for 23% of the total population. Problems such as ‘aging before wealth,’ weakened home-based elderly care functions, lack of support mechanisms in the elderly care industry, a professional talent gap reaching tens of millions with a continuous rise in attrition rates, serious homogenization of elderly care products, and slow development of intelligent solutions are gradually emerging. These issues not only directly affect the quality of life for hundreds of millions of elderly people and increase family caregiving burdens but also constrain the potential release of domestic demand, hinder industrial restructuring, and may even impact social harmony, stability, and high-quality economic development.” During the 2026 “Two Sessions,” Fu Xiguo, a National People’s Congress deputy, former Party Secretary and President of the People’s Bank of China Liaoning Branch, proposed that it is urgent to address development bottlenecks with systematic thinking and innovative measures, transforming the “silver hair pressure” into a “longevity dividend.”