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China’s Xi Jinping declares victory on poverty alleviation, but warns of ‘unbalanced’ development
Published: 3:30pm, 4 Dec, 2020
Xi Jinping has declared victory in China’s fight against poverty, claiming nearly 100 million people have been lifted out of extreme material deprivation after eight years of struggle.
“We have completed the task of poverty alleviation in the new era as scheduled,” the president said in a speech on Thursday during a meeting with the Politburo Standing Committee, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
“Under current standards, all rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty and all poor counties have been removed. Absolute poverty and overall regional poverty have been eliminated.”
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https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-...ng-declares-victory-poverty-alleviation-warns
China’s Xi Jinping declares victory on poverty alleviation, but warns of ‘unbalanced’ development
Published: 3:30pm, 4 Dec, 2020
Xi Jinping has declared victory in China’s fight against poverty, claiming nearly 100 million people have been lifted out of extreme material deprivation after eight years of struggle.
“We have completed the task of poverty alleviation in the new era as scheduled,” the president said in a speech on Thursday during a meeting with the Politburo Standing Committee, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
“Under current standards, all rural poor people have been lifted out of poverty and all poor counties have been removed. Absolute poverty and overall regional poverty have been eliminated.”
more..
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-...ng-declares-victory-poverty-alleviation-warns