Abstract:

The intersection and mutual reinforcement of population decline and aging will continue throughout the 21st century, with an aged society becoming China’s fundamental social form. The existing economic and social systems are increasingly struggling to adapt to this growing reality. Multidimensional, deep-seated, long-term, and comprehensive elderly-oriented governance is sorely needed. Compared to other countries, China's model of modernized, elderly-oriented governance faces challenges rooted in demographic fundamentals. These include the massive scale of the elderly population, labor force aging, and mismatches in human resources. Structural challenges include institutional development, policy formulation, and practical funding support. And there are risk prevention challenges related to elderly care for the elderly, digital social governance, and ethical considerations in artificial intelligence. Elderly-oriented?reform?readiness requires the establishment of mainstream concepts regarding aging society. Aging governance must be integrated into the framework of national strategic systems to advance the modernization of governance systems and governance capabilities across various levels. The goal are ideological readiness for aging, simultaneous hardware and software transformations, and the promotion of comprehensive coverage.

Key words: aging society, elderly-oriented reform, social governance, Chinese-style modernization