The ageing dilemma: why robots can’t save us but China-US cooperation might
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The ageing dilemma: why robots can’t save us but China-US cooperation might

May 2, 2026
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A top US medical anthropologist believes the United States and China must transcend geopolitical tensions and spur a global revolution in “social technology” to survive the looming ageing crisis. Arthur Kleinman, a physician-anthropologist with joint appointments at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, proposed that the US learn from China’s recent efforts to build a long-term care insurance system, while in return China can take lessons from the US nursing home model.

The ageing dilemma: why robots can’t save us but China-US cooperation might

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