On 15 July, Shenzhen’s Civil Affairs Bureau and other departments released details of a trial statistical classification system for the city’s “silver economy”. This provides a basis for monitoring and analysing the sector, policymaking, industrial cultivation, administration, and planning. The framework divides Shenzhen’s silver economy into six major categories, namely basic living, elderly care services, healthcare, elderly finance, gerontechnology and an age-friendly ecosystem, and involves 44 categories and 99 subcategories.

In the AI era, smart technology-people partnerships are delivering enhanced environments for the Chinese Mainland’s most senior citizens.

On 28 July, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine released an action plan, jointly formulated by several government departments, to strengthen primary-level traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) healthcare services. The goal is to ensure that all residents can access TCM services within a 15-minute journey from their homes by 2030.

On 23 July, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly released a plan for the revitalisation and development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during the period of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).