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August 4, 2020

Yunnan province makes headway in poverty alleviation

By 2019, the poverty-stricken population in Yunnan was about 442,000, making the province one of the main battlefields of China's nationwide poverty alleviation efforts, as the country races against time to eradicate absolute poverty by the end of this year.
July 13, 2020

Farewell to poverty in Three Gorges Project regions

This year, people living in regions of the Three Gorges Project, the world's largest hydropower project, witnessed a historic achievement in bidding farewell to poverty.
July 6, 2020

Young Party members dedicated to poverty reduction

Young CPC members at the grassroot level have proved to be a vital cog in the country's campaign to stamp out absolute poverty.
June 4, 2020

Revisiting Shibadong, the birthplace of 'targeted poverty alleviation'

The idea of "targeted poverty alleviation," first put forward in 2013 at the then poverty-stricken Shibadong village in central China's Hunan province, includes the requirement of tailoring relief measures to different local conditions.
April 30, 2020

All counties out of poverty in China's Yangtze River Delta

The last nine poverty-stricken county-level regions in east China's Anhui Province have been removed from the country's list of impoverished counties. This marks that all county-level regions in the Yangtze River Delta, consisting of Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, have been officially lifted out of poverty for the first time in history.
March 19, 2020

China determined to win battle against poverty despite epidemic

The year 2020 marks the deadline for China to eradicate absolute poverty. Yet the unexpected COVID-19 outbreak has added to difficulties in realizing the great goal. Despite all the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak, the country determines to fullfill this goal.
February 28, 2020

China moves to mitigate impact of epidemic on poverty alleviation

The wide-spreading coronavirus epidemic has hindered the flow of the workforce, disrupted the operations of industries and postponed anti-poverty projects, posing new challenges to China's campaign to eradicate absolute poverty in 2020. In response, Chinese authorities have rolled out measures to secure employment of the poor population.
January 3, 2020

Last village without a road is connected to the outside world

Before the construction of the road linking the village to the outside started in June 2018, Abuluoha was believed to be the last village without a road in the country, said Song Ming, an information officer with the Liangshan prefecture government.
November 25, 2019

Jinggangshan makes poverty alleviation progress developing local industries

Focusing on local industries, Jinggangshan has never slackened its efforts to ensure a sustainable income for its poor population.
December 24, 2019

Relocation programs accelerate China's campaign against absolute poverty

China's Guizhou Province has completed a large-scale relocation program as part of the country's efforts to eradicate poverty. Experts said moving a large number of people out of environmentally-vulnerable mountainous regions helps achieve the dual objectives of winning the anti-poverty campaign and restoring the ecological environment.
October 18, 2019

China's battle against poverty makes great progress, inspires world efforts

With continued efforts throughout the next year, China will wipe out extreme poverty in 2020, a senior Chinese official has said at a recent seminar held in Beijing.
September 16, 2019

Mountain caravans assist in poverty-relief mission

The ancient form of transportation disappeared long ago with the dawn of modern civilization, but has resurged in recent years with a new task – to help with China's poverty-relief campaign.
May 21, 2019

Cantonese cuisine fires up poverty alleviation opportunities

The culinary style is now glowing with new vitality as south China's Guangdong province is making efforts to promote Cantonese cuisine training as a way to boost employment and fight poverty.
May 8, 2019

China's iconic revolutionary base Yan'an bids farewell to poverty

Yan'an, a former revolutionary base of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is no longer labeled "poor," as its last two impoverished counties have shaken off poverty, the Shaanxi provincial government announced Tuesday.
October 16, 2018

Poverty and Pride: The village that shook a nation

Xiaogang is no ordinary village though, this place represents a turning point in China's modern history.
September 26, 2018

Poverty on the wane in uninhabitable Xihaigu

Xihaigu has witnessed enormous changes as the country has been waging war on poverty.
August 24, 2018

Winning the last battle against poverty

China recently released a guideline on winning the battle against poverty in the next three years to prepare the nation for eradicating poverty by 2020.