[Industry Dynamics] Li Qiang presided over the ninth special study of the State Council | Wu Yushao, President of China Social Welfare and Pension Service Association, made an explanation


Release time:

2024-08-30

News from Xinhua News Agency: On the afternoon of August 26, the State Council conducted the ninth special study with the theme of "Implementing the National Strategy of Actively Responding to Population Aging and Promoting the Coordinated Development of Elderly Care and Elderly Care Industry. When presiding over the study, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council emphasized that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on aging work, in accordance with the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee, earnestly implement the national strategy of actively responding to population aging, and integrate the concept of positive aging and healthy aging. In the whole process of economic and social development, strengthen and improve aging work, and promote the high-quality development of aging cause.

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News from Xinhua News Agency: On the afternoon of August 26, the State Council conducted the ninth special study with the theme of "Implementing the National Strategy of Actively Responding to Population Aging and Promoting the Coordinated Development of Elderly Care and Elderly Care Industry. When presiding over the study, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council emphasized that it is necessary to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on aging work, in accordance with the decision and deployment of the Party Central Committee, earnestly implement the national strategy of actively responding to population aging, and integrate the concept of positive aging and healthy aging. In the whole process of economic and social development, strengthen and improve aging work, and promote the high-quality development of aging cause.

Fudan University professor Wu Yushao to explain. Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, State Councilors Wang Xiaohong and Chen Yiqin made exchange speeches.

After listening to the lectures and exchange speeches, Li Qiang pointed out that the new situation of aging development should be viewed objectively and dialectically. We should not only attach great importance to the challenges brought by aging, but also see that aging contains new development opportunities, and the aging population is also a valuable resource. It is necessary to combine the response to population aging with the promotion of economic and social development, and strengthen services, funds and institutional guarantees.

Li Qiang pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the service guarantee of "providing for the elderly", strengthen the construction of the home-based community elderly care service system, improve the rural elderly care service network, and develop long-term care services in response to the care needs of the disabled elderly. Carry out large-scale skills training to improve the attractiveness of nursing care. It is necessary to strengthen the financial guarantee of "relying on the elderly", improve the national overall planning system of basic old-age insurance, and improve the multi-level and multi-pillar old-age insurance system. It is necessary to strengthen the institutional guarantee of "being able to do something for the elderly" and create diversified and personalized jobs suitable for the elderly. We should vigorously promote the expansion and quality of the silver-haired economy.

Li Qiang emphasized that all regions and departments should further enhance their sense of responsibility and urgency, formulate and improve policies in a targeted manner, solve key and difficult problems, and continue to improve the well-being of the elderly.