This report examines how China’s care system can respond to the country’s changing demographic landscape through the Chinese Care System Framework (CCSF), which is grounded in the UN’s 6R Principles. The CCSF presents care as an interconnected, gender-responsive system in which families, communities, markets, and the state share responsibility for supporting children, older persons and people with disabilities.
By analysing the structural factors shaping care provision in China, the report identifies pathways for strengthening the care system. It concludes with strategic policy recommendations to accompany the modernisation of this system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, promoting coordinated, system-wide reform that strengthens support for families and care recipients.
This report was developed for UNICEF China and UN Women China.
