博客來Prof. PengDu is the dean of School of Population and Health, Renmin University of China. He is also the director and professor of the Institute of Gerontology, former vice-president of Renmin University of China. He is vice-president, China Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vice president of China Population Association. He has been the board member of HelpAge International (2008-2016) and board member of United Nations International Institute on Ageing (since2008), he served as the chair of International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Asia/Oceania Region from 2009 to 2013. His research interests are population ageing and ageing policies. His publications include The Process of Population Ageing in China, Social Gerontology, The Value of Older Persons, Who will support the Older Persons, Ageing Issues and Policies in EU Countries, Population Ageing: Changes and Challenges, Disabled Persons and Their Social Protection in Rural China, China’s Population in the 21st Century, Ageing Society and Harmonious Society, Twenty Years of China’s Ageing Society: Achievements, Challenges, and Prospects.
Weilin Liu has been engaged in research, legislation, and supervision in the field of ageing in recent years. He has led the drafting of the Regulations on Home Care Services for the Elderly in Beijing, which was the first local regulation on home care services with a positive effect in China. In November 2017, he served as the president of the China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. He focused on the major theoretical issues concerning the active response to population ageing, and strengthened relevant research and application in this field. He has highlighted the association’s role as an emerging think tank, elevating its status to a more prestigious level.
