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Beijing, June 7 (IANS) China recently introduced the “mutual aid elder care” programme and presented it as an innovative community-based solution, but analysts and social policy observers have said that the initiative showcases increasing financial pressure and structural weakness in China’s ageing welfare system, as per a report. The policy framework introduced by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs and 10 other state departments in April proposed a network of community-based support centres …