HONG KONG/NANTONG, China -- Located at the estuary of the Yangtze River and Yellow Sea, the Chinese city of Nantong has so many elderly residents that, at first glance, it looks like it could be a retirement community. Except that few of its residents turn out to be retired.
China's aging and shrinking population presents a potential demographic crisis, putting pressure on an already strained pension system and threatening future economic growth. © Illustration by Daniel Garcia
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