Lu Jiehua, Sun Yang
Social Sciences in Guangdong.
2026, 0(1):
179-190.
In the context of economic and social development transformation and accelerating population aging trend, the times proposition of actively addressing population aging with high-quality population development is not only rooted in multiple theories, including the Marxist “two kinds of production” theory, people-centered value orientation, methodology rooted in systematic thinking, and life-cycle perspective. It is also a forward-looking, holistic, and long-term strategic plan that scientifically grasps the laws of population development and is grounded in Chinese modernization practices. Furthermore, its core logic is to effectively shape and utilize high-quality population elements, characterized by abundant size, excellent quality, optimized structure and reasonable distribution, thereby promoting long-term balanced population development, stimulating and releasing the benefits of longevity, enhancing intergenerational equity and gender equality, cultivating a Chinese-characterized aging civilization, so as to consolidate the multi-dimensional foundation of actively addressing population aging in terms of population, material resources, services, society and culture. In the future, we need to prioritize high-quality population development as our strategic focus and adopt a holistic approach that considers the entire population, the entire life cycle, and all aspects of human needs, and then improve policies for child-rearing support, lifelong learning education, social security, and elderly care services. These initiatives will help us systematically optimize Chinese-characterized proactive approach to addressing population aging, transforming population aging into a new driving force for Chinese path to modernization, ultimately achieving the comprehensive development of individuals and shared prosperity.