Controversy Brewing In China Over "Elder Law"?

One of the great components of the network of "Law Prof Blogs" is Chinese Law Prof Blog,  edited by Professor Donald Clarke at George Washington Law.  Professor Clarke posted a recent entry entitled "Controversy Over Elder Law in China," pointing to draft legislation related to "support" for the aged.  While the links in this particular posting are -- of course -- to Chinese language sources, I suspect this might be another aspect of the debate about filial support laws that I've been following through Australian media sources.   Here is an English language report on a dramatic Chinese case involving what I would describe as a filial support law matter. Hat tip to my Penn State colleague Professor Beth Farmer for bringing the interesting and wide-ranging Chinese Law Prof Blog to my attention. 

Perhaps we'll hear more about this at the 2014 International Elder Law and Policy Conference in Chicago at John Marshall Law this week.  Stay tuned.