The Economist.
The quality of life in China has soared in recent decades, but the quality of death remains grim.
It isn't just policymakers and doctors grappling with providing care around death.
Cultural norms also make it difficult for families and patients to decide how to die.
I'm Sarah Wu, The Economist's China correspondent,
and I'm joined by James Miles, our China writer at large.
This week, we're taking you inside hospices in Beijing,
and we're asking, how is a rapidly aging China dealing with end of life?
This is Drum Tower from The Economist.
Hi, James.
I heard that you had been planting something lately.
Hi, Sarah.
Yes, I have been planting and there's a little bit of a backstory here.
I came back from China to live in Britain about 10 years ago,
having spent many, many years in China.
One thing apart from continuing to think about China from London that's taken up quite a lot of my time has been looking after a garden.
And one thing I've done to add a bit of colour in the spring is plant some cherry trees,
three of them last year, one more this year.
But this very hot weather we've been having in London,
making sure they survive, it's becoming a bit of concern,