China Launches Project to Cope with Aging

China is going to start a new project, named Starlight Project, to meet the increasing challenge ofpopulation aging, the Ministry of Civil Affairsannounced in June 2001. According to the project, civil affairs departments at both central and provincial levels will, during thenext three years, use 80% of the funds raised fromwelfare lottery to establish a community-based service net for the elderly population both in urbanand rural areas. Statistics from authoritative source indicate thatc…