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In China, ‘visit your parents’ is law

An elderly woman attends a hearing in a case against her daughter in Wuxi, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. Nearly 15% of the country's population -- more than 200 million people -- is now 60 or older, according to the China Research Center on Aging. Thanks to increasing life spans and the nation's one-child policy, the population is growing older.

An elderly woman attends a hearing in a case against her daughter in Wuxi, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province. Nearly 15% of the country’s population -- more than 200 million people -- is now 60 or older, according to the China Research Center on Aging. Thanks to increasing life spans and the nation’s one-child policy, the population is growing older.  (AFP/Getty Images)

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Some younger Chinese see the emphasis on filial piety as a way for the state to shift a key share of the cost of elder care to individuals.
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Caring for aging parents in China

An elderly man sits on a street in Shanghai as people pass by. Nearly half of China’s seniors live apart from their children, a phenomenon unheard of a generation ago.   (Peter Parks / AFP/Getty Images)

Caring for aging parents in China

Si Kunfan, 83, runs a hotline for elderly people in Beijing’s Chaoyang district.  (Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times)

Caring for aging parents in China

A woman in Wuxi attends a hearing in a case against her daughter.  (AFP/Getty Images)

Caring for aging parents in China

Xu Yuhe, 103, listens during a family chat at her house in Chengmai, in southern China’s Hainan province. Hundreds of millions of Chinese workers from the countryside have migrated to cities for work, leaving their parents behind.   (Wang Zhao / AFP/Getty Images)

Caring for aging parents in China

Men rest at a park in Beijing. Across China, the “visit your parents” measure has inspired applause, derision and a bit of soul-searching.  (Andy Wong / Associated Press)

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