The number of people 60 years old or above in China reached 250 million by the end of last year, and 75 percent of them had at least one chronic disease, he said. More than 40 million of them are disabled or partially disabled. However, the supply of healthcare services for them are neither adequate nor balanced, he said.
The number of people aged 60 or above in China last year was 254 million, 18.1 percent of the population, but that number is expected to soar to 500 million, accounting for more than a third of the population, by the middle of the century, Yuan said, making China one of the world's most aged societies.
The number of visitors is set to rise as people nowadays like traveling, she said.
The office said it expected the international community to stick to the principles of noninterference in internal affairs, mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, to support "one country, two systems" in real action, respect and support the efforts that China has made to maintain national security in Hong Kong according to the law, and not to interfere in Hong Kong affairs and the internal affairs of China in any way.
The news emerged as Washington D.C. and neighboring state of Virginia respectively confirmed first cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
The office pledged enhanced efforts in supervision and in handling reports from the public, saying it will work with other authorities to strictly punish those who produce, upload or spread online pornographic content.
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The novel coronavirus is highly contagious, so isolation is the most common and probably the most effective way of managing risks.
The nine tourist attractions include well-known scenic spots such as the Tengwang Pavilion in East China's Jiangxi province, which is ranked as one of the top three renowned towers along the Yangtze River, the Chibi Ancient Battlefield in Central China's Hubei province, which dates back to the Three Kingdom Period (220-280), and the Xi'an City Wall and Stele Forest historic cultural site in North China's Shaanxi province.
The number of foreigners from Africa comes to about 11,000, less than one-fifth of the total number of expats.
The objects, including building materials such as tiger-skin jade, bricks and stones from ruined palace walls, have been reclaimed by the palace administration office and are on public display along the north and south walls of the palace.