Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Map -- Introduction -- Ch 1 China-Taiwan Economic Relations -- Trade: Data Problems, Economic Drivers, and Political Barriers -- Direct Investment and Portfolio Holdings -- Flows of People -- Conclusions -- Ch 2 Bilateral Effects of...

China's population is aging rapidly: the old-age dependency ratio will rise from 11 percent in 1999 to 25 percent in 2030 and 36 percent in 2050. Currently, three workers support one retiree; without reform, the system dependency ratio will climb to 69 percent in 2030 and 79 percent in 2050. The...