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Silver Bridge: Two Nations Growing Old · Chapter 15 · Comparing Korea and China's 'Empty Nest' Phenomenon

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  1. The columnist compares the 'empty nest' elderly phenomenon in Korea and China, pointing out that the structure of aging problems in the two countries differs.
  2. In a Chinese survey released in October 2024, over 60% of people aged 60 and above were 'empty nest' elderly, while in Korea 23.6% of people aged 65 and above live alone (as of 2025).
  3. Considering the extremely rapid aging, the author suggests that China's today could be Korea's tomorrow, and proposes sharing each other's experiences.

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Silver Bridge: Two Nations Growing Old · Chapter 15 · Comparing Korea and China's 'Empty Nest' Phenomenon

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): [실버 브릿지] 실버 브릿지: 두 나라의 늙어감 · Chapter 15 · 한국과 중국의 ‘빈둥지’ 현상 비교

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