{
  "id": 16865446,
  "title": "China's old-age dependency ratio overtakes children for first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/chinas-old-age-dependency-ratio-overtakes-children-for-first-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T06:48:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/chinas-old-age-dependency-ratio-overtakes-children-first-time-6499136"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Data shows the old-age dependency ratio was 23.1 per cent in 2025, compared with 22 per cent for children, Chinese state-affiliated media Yicai reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}