ytpq t1_iujwlrp wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:57 PM

Reply to comment by genericnewlurker in China: Foxconn employees flee amid COVID outbreak. by Xul-luX

100%. IMO it could also get more complicated considering the family structure too, mostly one-child. Adult children dying = lots of old people that need to be taken care of. Grandparents dying = loss of child care (a huge number of children in China are raised primarily by grandparents)

mjh2901 t1_iuk0jai wrote on October 31, 2022 at 10:28 PM

The affects of covid on the elderly I had a dark thought that China would do nothing, tell everyone there so so vaccine worked and watch it remove the most expensive part of the population to care for.

ivytea t1_iuk6k7q wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:16 PM

People said the Chinese respected the elderly. But seeing what happened to probably the most prestigious elder the former head Hu Jintao on the Party Congress I now agree with you