Traditionally in China, elderly parents live with their children, but some people can't afford to support their parents. And what if you don't have children? Our correspondents met a man who became homeless after his only son died. This report looks at the challenge of taking care of China’s rapidly ageing population.
Programme prepared by Patrick Lovett and Mariem Lina Fahoum

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