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June 7, 2021

China's poverty alleviation success demonstrates CPC's strong leadership: Ghanaian party leader

China's success in alleviating poverty demonstrates the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC), National Chairman of Ghana's ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay told Xinhua in a recent interview.
May 19, 2021

Red tourism boosts rural vitalization in Jiangxi

People's enthusiasm to visit historical sites linked to the revolution and their desire to learn about revolutionary traditions has boosted poverty alleviation and rural vitalization efforts in East China's Jiangxi province.
March 10, 2021

China vows to cement progress in poverty alleviation

After declaring victory in eradicating absolute poverty last year, China's lawmakers are mulling ways to cement the achievement and prevent people from backsliding into poverty.
March 4, 2021

UN official calls poverty victory 'China example'

China's achievements in poverty alleviation have created a "China example of poverty reduction," a United Nations official said Tuesday.
February 10, 2021

Impoverished woman embraces new life after relocation

The Communist Party of China (CPC) and government departments at various levels supported the establishment of several poverty-relief workshops, such as mushroom cultivation and textile production, to help the relocated residents find jobs near their new homes.
February 4, 2021

E-commerce becomes new farm work in China's rural areas: Report

Mobile phones are evolving into new farm tools and e-commerce has become a part of farm work for China's rural population, as online sales emerge as an important force in the fight against poverty, according to a report released on Wednesday.
January 28, 2021

China's Yunnan relocates 1.5 million impoverished people to new houses

Southwest China's Yunnan Province has relocated 1.5 million impoverished people to new houses, as of the end of 2020, local authorities said Wednesday.
January 28, 2021

Rural Xinjiang residents enjoy steady income growth in 2020

Rural residents of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region enjoyed steady income growth in 2020 as the region's anti-poverty campaign bore fruit, official data showed on Wednesday.
January 26, 2021

Yunnan lifts 442,200 people out of poverty in 2020

Southwest China's Yunnan Province lifted the remaining 442,200 impoverished people out of poverty in 2020, according to the ongoing annual session of the provincial people's congress.
December 16, 2020

Poverty alleviation through healthcare bears fruit in Tibet, Xinjiang

Assistance by professionals from tertiary hospitals across China has helped health institutions in the country's remote regions of Tibet and Xinjiang improve their service capacity and management, contributing to poverty alleviation and improvement in the health of locals, a government official said Tuesday.
December 21, 2020

China carries out targeted poverty alleviation through energy projects: White paper

Calling energy an important impetus for poverty alleviation, China has introduced major energy projects in poverty-stricken areas to facilitate energy exploitation and add new momentum to local economy, according to a white paper released on Monday.
December 15, 2020

Xi congratulates International Forum on Sharing Poverty Reduction Experience

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter of congratulations to the International Forum on Sharing Poverty Reduction Experience, which opened on Monday in Beijing.
December 11, 2020

Changes in most uninhabitable area: Understanding China's fight against poverty

Xihaigu was labeled the "most unfit place for human settlement" by the United Nations in the 1970s. Xihaigu's triumph over destitution, after reeling under poverty for centuries and carrying the tag of the most uninhabitable area on earth, offers a window into China's achievements in its war against poverty.
December 10, 2020

'We learn as a global community' — US scholars expound on China's experience in poverty alleviation

In the midst of global challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, onerous trade tariffs and international tensions, American scholars found much to appreciate in the success of China's poverty alleviation program.
December 9, 2020

China's poverty alleviation 'biggest success' in world efforts over 40 years: Jim O'Neill

"It is hard for other countries, seemingly to pull off the same success, but it would be very desirable if they could," said Jim O'Neill, calling on all major countries to do their best in tackling global poverty.
December 7, 2020

China provides world with practical poverty reduction solutions, says Indian sinologist

"China has been instrumental in building capacities in developing and least developed countries by sharing its experience, providing funding and contributing to growth and sustainable development," an Indian sinologist told Xinhua.
December 4, 2020

Rural tourism helps over 800,000 people out of poverty in SW China's Yunnan

More than 800,000 people have been lifted out of poverty thanks to rural tourism in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Friday.
December 4, 2020

China's poverty alleviation efforts 'nothing short of remarkable': ADB economist

"China's poverty alleviation achievements over the last 40 years have been nothing short of remarkable," James Lynch, director-general of the East Asia Regional Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has said.
December 3, 2020

Public welfare insurance program benefits over 10M poor

A public welfare insurance program, designed to promote poverty alleviation, has benefited nearly 10.13 million people living below the poverty line since its launch in July 2017, according to a briefing on the program on Wednesday.
December 1, 2020

International labor leader says China sets 'example' for poverty eradication

China's achievements in eradicating severe poverty serve as an "example" for other countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.
November 25, 2020

China's success in eradicating poverty admirable achievement of humanity, say overseas experts

China's success in combating poverty is an admirable achievement of mankind, offering a model for other countries to improve people's livelihood and foster development, overseas experts have said.
November 25, 2020

Int'l poverty-reduction seminar highlights cooperation amid pandemic

The 2020 International Seminar on Global Poverty Reduction Partnerships, held Tuesday in northwest China's Gansu province, highlighted innovation and cooperation in poverty reduction amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
November 24, 2020

Yunnan eyes tourism development to consolidate progress in poverty alleviation

After officially alleviating poverty by April 2019, Xichou county, a picturesque location rich with ethnic minority culture in Yunnan, is now committed to developing rural cultural tourism.
November 18, 2020

Xihaigu: China's once uninhabitable land shakes off poverty

Xihaigu, one of China's most impoverished areas located in northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Monday saw its last impoverished county removed from the national poverty list.
November 17, 2020

China's Sichuan lifts all counties out of poverty

China's Sichuan province, whose mountainous areas have long been a citadel of abject poverty, on Tuesday declared it had removed the poverty label from all of its counties.
November 16, 2020

China's Xinjiang shakes off absolute poverty

In a historic feat, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has bid farewell to absolute poverty.
November 6, 2020

Authorities vow better services for resettled farmers

More than 9.6 million farmers have moved out of their isolated ancestral homes to escape poverty since late 2012, and authorities are now pledging to provide them with more public services, jobs and better governance in resettlement areas to help them settle into their new homes.
November 6, 2020

Daylily lifts North China village out of poverty

Over the decades, people living in North China's Shanxi province have planted the daylily, an edible flower. But not until five years ago did they find a way out of poverty relying on this little yellow flower.
November 4, 2020

Uygur brothers turn the valve on poverty alleviation

Uygur brothers Yakefu Mamuti and Yusuaili Mamuti turn the valve on poverty alleviation by inventing special valves to make running water available in winter for people living in areas where water in pipes is usually frozen.
November 4, 2020

Cooperatives benefiting poor Tibetan villagers

Tobgyal and his fellow villagers have escaped poverty thanks to a strawberry growing cooperative in Juphar village, Nyingchi, Tibet autonomous region.