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Too Old To Get Rich: Shanghai's ageing population

China's natural ageing process has been accelerated by the one child policy. Mukul Devichand asks whether Shanghai's ageing population could be undermining economic growth.

In this week's Assignment, Mukul Devichand tells the stories of Shanghai's rapidly ageing population.

China's natural ageing process has been accelerated by the one child policy.

Mukul tells the stories of an ageing city and asks whether China's rapid economic growth could be undermined.

(Image: An elderly Chinese man smiling)

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