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China has a new law that says people must their older relatives. This older parents or grandparents can their kids and grandkids for not visiting them. The new law will on July 1, 2013. It is part of a new campaign the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly. China says it is so the country’s aging population is not left alone. There have many stories recently in China’s newspapers of old people alone because their children do not visit them. More than half of China's elderly live alone. Even though the law children have to visit their older relatives "often," it does not say how often "often" is. It also does not say how much the fine is for not often.

China is an aging society because of its one child per family policy. In 1978, the Chinese government all couples they could have only one child. Some families could have two or more, such as those in the countryside, ethnic minorities, or people who had twins. The Xinhua news agency said that at the end of 2011, almost 14 per cent of China's population over 60 years old. That's more than 184 million people. This number is because of China's rapid economic development. More and more young people are the countryside to in China's cities. Their parents are alone and have to after themselves. There very few homes for the aged in the countryside.