Mechanisms 13th Population Policy Forum
2025-11-06
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On November 6th 2025, TCS Secretary-General LEE Hee-sup delivered remarks at 13th Population Policy Forum in Hangzhou, China. The Forum was hosted by the China Population and Development Research Center (CPDRC), organized by Zhejiang Urban Governance Studies Center. The governmental officials of the National Health Commission of China, the Ministry of Health and Welfare of ROK, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan as well as the experts of the research institutes of the three countries participated in the seminar. Participants shared insights on the current situation and solutions under the two themes: Delayed Marriage and Non-marriage: Phenomena, Causes, and Policy Responses” and “Prevention and Community Intervention of Dementia.”
During his remarks, SG LEE mentioned that low birth rates and rapid aging pose severe common challenges to the three countries. He cited 2023 total fertility rates of 0.72, 1.0, and 1.2 respectively of ROK, China and Japan, alongside Japan having the world’s highest rate of aging, ROK the fastest-aging, and China the largest elderly population. SG Lee identified structural causes including gender inequality and unbalanced family duties as fundamental drivers of low birth rates, urging societal reforms. He stressed that enhanced trilateral cooperation through policy sharing, healthcare collaboration, and academic alliances, proposing an institutionalized consultation mechanism to jointly address the socio-economic impacts of demographic decline. He reaffirmed TCS’s commitment to facilitating policy dialogue and collaboration among the three governments and international partners to jointly address demographic challenges.
▲SG LEE delivering remarks
▲Group Photo
Documents
- Joint Statement of the 17th Tripartite Health Ministers Meeting (THMM)
- Memorandum of Cooperation Among The National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan And The Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea on Health Cooperation
- Joint Statement of the 16th Tripartite Health Ministers Meeting (THMM)
- Joint Statement of the 15th Tripartite Health Ministers Meeting (THMM)
- Joint Action Plan among the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan, the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea and the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China on Preparedness and Response against Infectious D
- Joint Statement of the 14th Tripartite Health Ministers Meeting (THMM)
- Joint Statement of the Thirteenth Tripartite Health Ministers' Meeting (Video Conference)
- Joint Statement of the Special Video Conference of Tripartite Health Ministers' Meeting (THMM) on COVID-19 Response
