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A recent article in the Economist discussed some of the challenges facing China in developing their elder care system. The article highlighted a the Hangzhou City Christian Nursing home, a facility with 1,400 licensed beds, with a waiting list of over 1,000 persons. According to Sun Xiaodong, the government provides about 80% of long-term care [...]