中国的人口老龄化进程比预期的要快。个别发达地区实际上已进入老龄社会,如上海、北京、浙江等。为此我国政府非常重视老龄问题。在刚刚闭幕的党的十五大报告中,一再提出“重视人口老龄化”,这一提法标志着我国政府将会把解决人口老龄化问题作为下一个世纪初的重要问题来看待。 China’s population aging process is faster than expected. Some developed areas have actually entered the aging society, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Zhejiang. For this reason, our government attaches great importance to the issue of aging. In the just-concluded report to the 15th CPC National Congress, “the importance attached to population aging” has been repeatedly raised. This formulation shows that our government will address the issue of population aging as an important issue at the beginning of the next century.