A elderly Chinese woman soaks in the sun in Beijing

A elderly Chinese woman soaks in the afternoon sun outside her old courtyard home in Beijing on October 16, 2013. China's elderly are poor, sick and depressed in alarming numbers, according to the first large-scale survey by top Chinese academics of those over 60, an immense challenge for Beijing and one of the greatest long-term vulnerabilities of the Chinese economy. UPI/Stephen Shaver