China has a bulge of working adults now, but will bear a heavy burden of retired people after 2050.

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The Council commissioned researchers at Ipsos Mori to ask thousands of adults in 11 key overseas economies including the USA, Brazil, China and India for their view of Britain following the major national and international events of 2012.

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It found that 7.1% of Chinese adults were obese and 22.8% were overweight, Wang Longde, China's vice minister of health, told a news conference.

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