China.org.cn | March 14, 2020
China Poverty Alleviation:
We have known that since last year, the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development has set up inspectors based on management style and special working groups. What effect did this have last year? In terms of management style, what measures has the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development taken? Thank you.
Liu Yongfu:
The work of poverty alleviation is not only a great cause, but also a serious and difficult endeavor. Without good management style and strong abilities, we cannot complete the task. General Secretary Xi Jinping has always paid attention to the promotion of ethical standards, which mainly revolves around implementation, problem-solving and reducing the burden on the grassroots. Now we are going to investigate the work undercover. We will not simply let local governments fill in forms, nor will we listen to reports, including rectification issues. Instead, we will listen to the introductions by local governments and read the written materials, but we will also visit the villages and households. We have listened widely to the opinions of the local people. We are not working on filling in forms and reporting the numbers, but in fact, we still have some work that has not yet been fully implemented.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, we started exploring the establishment of a response mechanism from Jan. 28. Although we cannot go to the epidemic area, we can acquire the situation at the grassroots. I think this is also a change in the style of working. During the period of epidemic prevention and control, we have been paying attention to the construction of the management style. Without a good working style, it will not be possible to achieve the desired results in poverty alleviation, and we will have to continue the work. Thank you.