-- China has accomplished its poverty alleviation target of the new era as scheduled and achieved a significant victory that impresses the world.
-- Through eight years of sustained work, China has lifted all rural poor population under the current standard out of poverty and nearly 100 million poor people have shaken off poverty.
-- China has removed all poor counties from the poverty list, and eradicated absolute poverty and regional poverty.
by Xinhua writers Xie Jiang and Zhang Yiyi
BEIJING, Dec. 3 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said Thursday that China has accomplished its poverty alleviation target of the new era as scheduled and achieved a significant victory that impresses the world.
Through eight years of sustained work, China has lifted all rural poor population under the current standard out of poverty and nearly 100 million poor people have shaken off poverty, Xi made the remarks while presiding over a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
Poverty relief assistants Liu Ying (1st L) and He Changle (2nd L), as well as village officers, help carry melons planted by villagers in Dongqin Village, Congjiang County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 11, 2020. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
China has removed all poor counties from the poverty list, and eradicated absolute poverty and regional poverty, Xi said.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee has put poverty alleviation in a more prominent position, adopted significant measures with originality and speciality and fought the largest and most vigorous battle in human history against poverty, Xi said.
The significant victory in poverty alleviation has provided a solid foundation for achieving the first centenary goal and greatly enhanced people's sense of gain, happiness and safety, Xi said.
During the poverty alleviation efforts, the CPC Central Committee has upheld the concept of putting people first and taken ensuring a moderately prosperous society for the poor and people of all ethnic groups as the starting point and final goal, Xi said.
