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Shadowing the newsreader

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For old people, it can be difficult to find love.

But it's possible at the IKEA store in Shanghai, China.

Every Tuesday, hundreds visit the IKEA café, but not for the Swedish food.

They bring their own lunches and chat together.

They hope to find a partner.

In the past, Gu Yijun was a bus driver.

He travels 90 minutes to get to IKEA.

It's good fun and he might find a partner.

China has 30 million people over 60 years old.

One quarter are single.

Before, families all lived together.

Now, old people often have to live alone.

Qingqing is 70 and her job was looking after old people.

Now, it's her time to find love.

No one knows what made IKEA a good meeting place.

The old people started arriving 10 years ago.

The company often tried to stop the meetings.

But it didn't work.

For Xu Yizhen, IKEA's the perfect place.

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