"I wonder if the average lifespan of the Chinese can reach 75 by the year 2015."


(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-03-05 07:14
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"I wonder if the average lifespan of the Chinese can reach 75 by the year 2015."

Chen Zhu, a CPPCC member and minister of health, told reporters, who ambushed him before the opening ceremony of the session, that he is trying to ensure more than 90 percent of the Chinese have health insurance in the near future. The current average lifespan of the Chinese is 73 years.