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China has [passed / past] a new law that says people must visit their older relatives. This [means / meant] older parents or grandparents can [use / sue] their kids and grandkids for not [visiting / visit] them. The new law will start on July 1, 2013. It is part of a new campaign [calls / called] the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly. China says it is [such / so] the country’s aging population is not left [alone / loneliness] . There have been many stories [recent / recently] in China’s newspapers of old people dying alone because their children do not visit them. More than half of China’s elderly live alone. Even [though / through] the law says 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 / well] is for not visiting often.

China is becoming an [aging / ageless] society because of its one child per family [policy / police] . In 1978, the Chinese government told all couples they could have only one child. Some families could have two or [most / more] , such as [those / them] living in the countryside, ethnic [minority / minorities] , or people who had twins. The Xinhua news agency said that at the end of 2011, [most / almost] 14 per cent of China’s population was over 60 years old. That’s more than 184 million people. This number is [increasing / increases] because of China’s [rapid / rapidly] economic development. More and more young people are [leaving / living] the countryside to work in China’s cities. Their parents are [right / left] alone and have to look after themselves. There are very few homes for the aged in the countryside.