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Jinggangshan, the heartland of the early revolutionary activities of the CPC, announced that it had been officially taken off the list of impoverished areas.
The 2017 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum kicked off in Beijing. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres sent a letter of congratulation to the meeting commending China s poverty-reduction strategy. He said that China had lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and China s poverty-alleviation experience could provide useful lessons for other developing countries.
The number of rural people living in poverty had dropped from 98.99 million at the end of 2012 to 30.46 million at the end of 2017, and 68.53 million people had been lifted out of poverty in the past five years, a reduction of about 70 percent.
CHINA / SOCIETY By Xie Wenting,
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Shan Jie and Li Qiao Published: Dec 29, 2020 09:40 PM Updated: Feb 25, 2021 10:02 AM
Farmers in Jiujiang, East China s Jiangxi Province harvest Gardenia jasminoides Ellis at a local traditional Chinese medicine base. Photo: IC
China is scheduled to hold a commendation conference on Thursday for the country’s most outstanding contributors in the world’s largest and most successful poverty reduction campaign, two months after all poverty-stricken counties announced they had shaken off it.
China s full-fledged poverty reduction campaign created a world miracle which has not only benefited millions of Chinese people, but also exerted a positive influence on other developing countries, as many have either received support or taken reference from China s successful practices.
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To mark China s victory over poverty as scheduled, the Press Office of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the international cooperation department of the National Radio and Television Administration have jointly released a series of short videos in six languages. The five-episode series features stories of ordinary people on the frontline and examines the great achievements made by the Chinese people in ending poverty. Please check out part two: The Story of Change in China s Poverty Alleviation Shenshan Village A Fine Example of Poverty Alleviation.
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