How China eradicated absolute poverty
3 years, 8 months ago

How China eradicated absolute poverty

China Daily  

Abuluoha village, China's last village without a road, is connected to the outside world with its new road in Butuo county, Sichuan province as seen in June, 2020. Within a span of 40 years, China has lifted about 800 million people out of absolute poverty and become the second-largest economy in the world. Having been regular visitors to China since 1980 and observed its poverty eradication program first hand, we believe other countries can learn six important lessons from China's experience. Former leader Deng Xiaoping introduced agricultural reform in 1978 when China was an agricultural society and more than 75 percent rural residents lived in absolute poverty. In 2018 alone, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China's top corruption watchdog, recovered 730 million yuan misappropriated from the rural poverty alleviation funds.

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How China energizes global poverty fight
2 weeks, 4 days ago

How China energizes global poverty fight

China Daily  

Ending poverty has long been a major challenge for humanity since ancient times. Centering on "targeted poverty alleviation," China's poverty reduction strategy blends rapid economic growth with tangible improvements in well-being. China's contributions to global poverty alleviation also go beyond financial and technical aid. At the recently concluded G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined China's …

China's Pragmatic Approach to Poverty Alleviation: A Model for the World?
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

China's Pragmatic Approach to Poverty Alleviation: A Model for the World?

China Daily  

China's success in poverty alleviation is a testament to the power of pragmatic economic policies that prioritize both economic growth and social development. By embracing a market-led approach alongside state activism, China achieved a remarkable feat of reducing poverty and improving the lives of millions around the world.

China Focus: China sees improving livelihood in 75 years
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China Focus: China sees improving livelihood in 75 years

China Daily  

A consumer shops at a supermarket in Shaoyang, Central China's Hunan province, April 11, 2024. The per capita disposable income of China's residents was only 49.7 yuan in 1949, but climbed to 39,218 yuan in 2023, an increase of 75.8 times, or an annual growth rate of 6 percent, adjusted for inflation, according to a report released by the National …

China's Per capita Living Standards Soar: A Journey of 75 Years
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China's Per capita Living Standards Soar: A Journey of 75 Years

China Daily  

China's living standards have significantly improved in the past 75 years, with per capita disposable income increasing from 49.7 yuan to 39,218 yuan. This growth has been driven by the development of the private economy and the expansion of the national economy. The Engel's coefficient, which measures food expenditures as a proportion of total household spending, has declined significantly, indicating …

Practical referential experience in growth without harming environment
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Practical referential experience in growth without harming environment

China Daily  

A cashier counts RMB notes in a bank in Haian, Jiangsu province. In his speech delivered to the China Development Forum in Beijing on Sunday, World Bank President Ajay Banga said China's remarkable development over the past decades proves anything is possible. Despite the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, China was the first major country to realize economic recovery …

Poverty alleviation in China, up close
1 year, 3 months ago

Poverty alleviation in China, up close

China Daily  

A photo taken by a villager, who gifted the author a cactus. With help from a government poverty fighting team, the locals took microcredits and built several greenhouses to raise cacti. Living far from large cities where potential customers could be found, the villagers faced two issues: How to keep the business growing, and how to deliver the products to …

We’ve made significant progress on poverty reduction
2 years, 1 month ago

We’ve made significant progress on poverty reduction

Live Mint  

Some great news and some not so good news. Titled Unpacking Deprivation Bundles to Reduce Multidimensional Poverty, the report is based on robust household survey data from 111 underlying developing countries and covers 6.1 billion people. As India’s population has quadrupled in the 75 years since Independence, India’s progress on poverty reduction has been steady, particularly in the last 30 …

Poverty elimination achieved, goal is now common prosperity
3 years, 4 months ago

Poverty elimination achieved, goal is now common prosperity

China Daily  

The central authorities highlighted the urgency and necessity of realizing common prosperity in the process of advancing high-quality development in a meeting in Beijing last week. To realize common prosperity will no longer only be a vision of the country, but a practical development goal for which action plans are being drawn up. Although the executive capabilities of the Chinese …

Everyone must matter
3 years, 6 months ago

Everyone must matter

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY China has proved that where there is the will there is the way to eradicate poverty President Xi Jinping stated that abject poverty had been eradicated in China. This was the main reason China's extreme poverty rate fell to 1 percent in 2019, from 88.3 percent in 1981. Over the past eight years, China has lifted 98.99 …

China Says It Has Ended Poverty. Is That True?
3 years, 7 months ago

China Says It Has Ended Poverty. Is That True?

NPR  

China Says It Has Ended Poverty. Sponsor Message But a central issue in Qixingguan and other rural regions remains the lack of high-paying jobs, which are still overwhelmingly concentrated in China's coastal cities. "Shifting poor people into cities can also be a way of reducing rural poverty, but it can come at the cost of increased urban poverty," says John …

每日一词∣人类减贫的中国实践 Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution
3 years, 8 months ago

每日一词∣人类减贫的中国实践 Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution

China Daily  

国务院新闻办公室4月6日发布《人类减贫的中国实践》白皮书，记录中国消除绝对贫困的伟大历程，介绍人类减贫的中国探索和实践，分享中国扶贫脱贫的经验做法。 China's State Council Information Office issued a white paper titled "Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution" on April 6. The white paper was issued to record the course of the Chinese people's great fight in eliminating extreme poverty, introduce China's approach, and share its experience and actions in poverty alleviation. 位于四川省大凉山腹地的昭觉县曾是四川省深度贫困县中贫困人口最多的县。截至2019年底，全县实现136个贫困村退出，15506户70434名贫困人口减贫。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 贫困是人类社会的顽疾，是全世界面临的共同挑战。贫困及其伴生的饥饿、疾病、社会冲突等一系列难题，严重阻碍人类对美好生活的追求。消除贫困是人类梦寐以求的理想，人类发展史就是与贫困不懈斗争的历史。 中国是拥有14亿人口、世界上最大的发展中国家，基础差、底子薄，发展不平衡，长期饱受贫困问题困扰。中国的贫困规模之大、贫困分布之广、贫困程度之深世所罕见，贫困治理难度超乎想象。 今年是中国共产党成立100周年。100年来，中国共产党团结带领人民，以坚定不移、顽强不屈的信念和意志与贫困作斗争。中共十八大以来，在以习近平同志为核心的党中央领导下，中国组织实施了人类历史上规模空前、力度最大、惠及人口最多的脱贫攻坚战。2021年2月25日，习近平总书记在全国脱贫攻坚总结表彰大会上庄严宣告，脱贫攻坚战取得了全面胜利，中国完成了消除绝对贫困的艰巨任务。 占世界人口近五分之一的中国全面消除绝对贫困，提前10年实现《联合国2030年可持续发展议程》减贫目标，不仅是中华民族发展史上具有里程碑意义的大事件，也是人类减贫史乃至人类发展史上的大事件，为全球减贫事业发展和人类发展进步作出了重大贡献。 【重要讲话】 消除贫困、改善民生、实现共同富裕是社会主义的本质要求。 Ending …

每日一词∣人类减贫的中国实践 Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution
3 years, 8 months ago

每日一词∣人类减贫的中国实践 Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution

China Daily  

国务院新闻办公室4月6日发布《人类减贫的中国实践》白皮书，记录中国消除绝对贫困的伟大历程，介绍人类减贫的中国探索和实践，分享中国扶贫脱贫的经验做法。 China's State Council Information Office issued a white paper titled "Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution" on April 6. The white paper was issued to record the course of the Chinese people's great fight in eliminating extreme poverty, introduce China's approach, and share its experience and actions in poverty alleviation. 位于四川省大凉山腹地的昭觉县曾是四川省深度贫困县中贫困人口最多的县。截至2019年底，全县实现136个贫困村退出，15506户70434名贫困人口减贫。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 贫困是人类社会的顽疾，是全世界面临的共同挑战。贫困及其伴生的饥饿、疾病、社会冲突等一系列难题，严重阻碍人类对美好生活的追求。消除贫困是人类梦寐以求的理想，人类发展史就是与贫困不懈斗争的历史。 中国是拥有14亿人口、世界上最大的发展中国家，基础差、底子薄，发展不平衡，长期饱受贫困问题困扰。中国的贫困规模之大、贫困分布之广、贫困程度之深世所罕见，贫困治理难度超乎想象。 今年是中国共产党成立100周年。100年来，中国共产党团结带领人民，以坚定不移、顽强不屈的信念和意志与贫困作斗争。中共十八大以来，在以习近平同志为核心的党中央领导下，中国组织实施了人类历史上规模空前、力度最大、惠及人口最多的脱贫攻坚战。2021年2月25日，习近平总书记在全国脱贫攻坚总结表彰大会上庄严宣告，脱贫攻坚战取得了全面胜利，中国完成了消除绝对贫困的艰巨任务。 占世界人口近五分之一的中国全面消除绝对贫困，提前10年实现《联合国2030年可持续发展议程》减贫目标，不仅是中华民族发展史上具有里程碑意义的大事件，也是人类减贫史乃至人类发展史上的大事件，为全球减贫事业发展和人类发展进步作出了重大贡献。 【重要讲话】 消除贫困、改善民生、实现共同富裕是社会主义的本质要求。 Ending …

China sets example for global poverty reduction
3 years, 9 months ago

China sets example for global poverty reduction

China Daily  

The sun sets on Jinxing village in Chengbu Miao ethnic autonomous county, Hunan province. By the end of 2020, China had met its poverty reduction target as scheduled after eight years' efforts. With these goals forming part of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, China has met this target 10 years ahead of schedule. Alongside Indonesia, China has contributed …

China sets example for global poverty reduction
3 years, 9 months ago

China sets example for global poverty reduction

China Daily  

The sun sets on Jinxing village in Chengbu Miao ethnic autonomous county, Hunan province. By the end of 2020, China had met its poverty reduction target as scheduled after eight years' efforts. With these goals forming part of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, China has met this target 10 years ahead of schedule. Alongside Indonesia, China has contributed …

China celebrates official end of extreme poverty, lauds Xi
3 years, 9 months ago

China celebrates official end of extreme poverty, lauds Xi

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The ruling Communist Party is celebrating the official end of extreme poverty in China with a propaganda campaign that praises President Xi Jinping’s role, part of efforts to cement his image as a history-making leader who is reclaiming his country’s rightful place as a global power. They credit Xi with launching an initiative shortly after taking power in …

Chinese President Xi Jinping declares 'complete victory' in eradicating poverty
3 years, 9 months ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping declares 'complete victory' in eradicating poverty

India TV News  

President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared that China has scored a "complete victory" in its fight against poverty by lifting over 770 million people out of it in the last four decades, calling it another "miracle" created by the country that will go down in history. Since the launch of the reform and opening up in the late 1970s, 770 …

Analysis: China's unsustainable poverty eradication claims are a house of cards
3 years, 10 months ago

Analysis: China's unsustainable poverty eradication claims are a house of cards

The Telegraph  

China is awash with propaganda declaring that poverty has been eradicated in the nation of 1.4 billion people – a sweeping assertion that has drawn doubts given the government’s criteria for making the claim. China defines "extreme rural poverty" as an annual per capita income of 4,000 yuan, or roughly $1.70 a day, compared to the World Bank’s global threshold …

China’s Xi declares ‘complete victory’ against rural poverty
3 years, 10 months ago

China’s Xi declares ‘complete victory’ against rural poverty

Al Jazeera  

China says about 98.99 million people in countryside have been lifted out of poverty in the last eight years. China’s President Xi Jinping has declared “complete victory” in his government’s effort to eradicate rural poverty, lifting the income of nearly 100 million people over the past eight years. Since the launch of the reform and opening up in the late …

每日一词∣脱贫攻坚重大胜利 major victory in poverty alleviation
4 years ago

每日一词∣脱贫攻坚重大胜利 major victory in poverty alleviation

China Daily  

中共中央政治局常务委员会12月3日召开会议，听取脱贫攻坚总结评估汇报。中共中央总书记习近平主持会议并发表重要讲话。习近平指出，经过8年持续奋斗，我们如期完成了新时代脱贫攻坚目标任务，现行标准下农村贫困人口全部脱贫，贫困县全部摘帽，消除了绝对贫困和区域性整体贫困，近1亿贫困人口实现脱贫，取得了令全世界刮目相看的重大胜利。 Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said on Dec 3 that China has accomplished its poverty alleviation target of the new era as scheduled and achieved a significant victory that impresses the world. Through eight years of sustained work, China has lifted all rural poor population under the current standard out of poverty …

每日一词∣脱贫攻坚重大胜利 major victory in poverty alleviation
4 years ago

每日一词∣脱贫攻坚重大胜利 major victory in poverty alleviation

China Daily  

中共中央政治局常务委员会12月3日召开会议，听取脱贫攻坚总结评估汇报。中共中央总书记习近平主持会议并发表重要讲话。习近平指出，经过8年持续奋斗，我们如期完成了新时代脱贫攻坚目标任务，现行标准下农村贫困人口全部脱贫，贫困县全部摘帽，消除了绝对贫困和区域性整体贫困，近1亿贫困人口实现脱贫，取得了令全世界刮目相看的重大胜利。 Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said on Dec 3 that China has accomplished its poverty alleviation target of the new era as scheduled and achieved a significant victory that impresses the world. Through eight years of sustained work, China has lifted all rural poor population under the current standard out of poverty …

China has reached a major milestone in ending absolute poverty. But the Communist Party isn’t celebrating yet
4 years ago

China has reached a major milestone in ending absolute poverty. But the Communist Party isn’t celebrating yet

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a major milestone this week in his five-year long fight to end absolute poverty across the country – but it doesn’t appear that he’s celebrating yet. State-run television station CGTN celebrated on its website that China had ended absolute poverty “one month before self-imposed deadline.” Speaking on Tuesday at his daily …

每日一词∣贫困县全部脱贫 all impoverished counties removed from the poverty list
4 years, 1 month ago

每日一词∣贫困县全部脱贫 all impoverished counties removed from the poverty list

China Daily  

11月23日，贵州省宣布剩余的9个贫困县消除绝对贫困。至此，我国832个贫困县全部脱贫。第三方机构本月初进行的评估显示，贵州省这9个县的贫困发生率已降为0，群众认可度超过99%。 China has achieved the feat of removing all 832 counties from the country's poverty list. The last nine impoverished counties, all in southwest China's Guizhou province, have eliminated absolute poverty, the provincial government announced on Nov 23. An assessment conducted by third-party agencies earlier this month showed that the overall incidence of poverty in the nine counties in Guizhou …

每日一词∣贫困县全部脱贫 all impoverished counties removed from the poverty list
4 years, 1 month ago

每日一词∣贫困县全部脱贫 all impoverished counties removed from the poverty list

China Daily  

11月23日，贵州省宣布剩余的9个贫困县消除绝对贫困。至此，我国832个贫困县全部脱贫。第三方机构本月初进行的评估显示，贵州省这9个县的贫困发生率已降为0，群众认可度超过99%。 China has achieved the feat of removing all 832 counties from the country's poverty list. The last nine impoverished counties, all in southwest China's Guizhou province, have eliminated absolute poverty, the provincial government announced on Nov 23. An assessment conducted by third-party agencies earlier this month showed that the overall incidence of poverty in the nine counties in Guizhou …

Not an end, but a starting point
4 years, 1 month ago

Not an end, but a starting point

China Daily  

A villager in Fuping county, Shaanxi province, cleans persimmons to be processed into dry snacks. TAO MING/XINHUA An old friend of China is in awe as the country approaches its long-held goal of eradicating extreme poverty Editor's note: As China aims to eliminate extreme poverty and be a "moderately prosperous society" in time for the 100th anniversary of the founding …

Picturing a prosperous society
4 years, 2 months ago

Picturing a prosperous society

China Daily  

As China moves ever closer to its goal eliminating poverty throughout the country, photographers capture the ongoing effort being made to ensure success. He urged the prioritizing of efforts to ensure safe housing, compulsory education and basic medical care for the rural poor, adding that effective measures should be taken to guard against a return to poverty. At present, nearly …

Picturing a prosperous society
4 years, 2 months ago

Picturing a prosperous society

China Daily  

As China moves ever closer to its goal eliminating poverty throughout the country, photographers capture the ongoing effort being made to ensure success. He urged the prioritizing of efforts to ensure safe housing, compulsory education and basic medical care for the rural poor, adding that effective measures should be taken to guard against a return to poverty. At present, nearly …

Dispatching problem of poverty has made world a much better place
4 years, 2 months ago

Dispatching problem of poverty has made world a much better place

China Daily  

Positive outcomes Goldin hopes one of the more positive outcomes of the pandemic will be the rejection of nationalism and protectionism and an acceptance that globalization is the only solution to the world's problems. "China in many senses has sustained the global economy, and it's been the strongest locomotive by far to the global economy since the financial crisis, and …

Dispatching problem of poverty has made world a much better place
4 years, 2 months ago

Dispatching problem of poverty has made world a much better place

China Daily  

Children exercise in a kindergarten in Sansui county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Guizhou province. YANG WENBIN/XINHUA Success of eradication drive lauded as an extraordinary achievement Editor's note: As China aims to eliminate extreme poverty and be a "moderately prosperous society" in time for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China next year, we …

Absolute poverty can be ended only after rural areas are revitalized
4 years, 3 months ago

Absolute poverty can be ended only after rural areas are revitalized

China Daily  

Liu Dexing thins grapes at a plantation in Xianghuan village of Fu'an city, Fujian province, in May. Now that China is close to eliminating absolute poverty in rural areas, one question is often asked: What are the future plans for rural areas? In 2018, the central government released the 2018-22 National Rural Revitalization Strategy Plan detailing dozens of important requirements, …

Absolute poverty can be ended only after rural areas are revitalized
4 years, 3 months ago

Absolute poverty can be ended only after rural areas are revitalized

China Daily  

Liu Dexing thins grapes at a plantation in Xianghuan village of Fu'an city, Fujian province, in May. Now that China is close to eliminating absolute poverty in rural areas, one question is often asked: What are the future plans for rural areas? In 2018, the central government released the 2018-22 National Rural Revitalization Strategy Plan detailing dozens of important requirements, …

China's anti-poverty paragon village eliminates last remains of poverty
4 years, 5 months ago

China's anti-poverty paragon village eliminates last remains of poverty

China Daily  

China's Shibadong village, the birthplace of "targeted poverty alleviation," has lifted all families out of poverty, sending a heartening message as the nation scrambles to eradicate absolute poverty by 2020. The village in central China's Hunan Province has seen the poverty headcount ratio drop to zero, down from 57 percent in 2013, said Shi Jintong, Party chief of the village, …

Decades-old dream of poverty-free China about to come true
4 years, 5 months ago

Decades-old dream of poverty-free China about to come true

China Daily  

Farmers harvest organic vegetables in a greenhouse in Henan province in December, 2019. Editor's Note: China is striding firmly toward achieving its goal of eliminating absolute poverty by the end of this year. Statistics show that in the seven decades, about 800 million people have been lifted out of absolute poverty in China thanks to the efforts of the Party …

Decades-old dream of poverty-free China about to come true
4 years, 5 months ago

Decades-old dream of poverty-free China about to come true

China Daily  

Farmers harvest organic vegetables in a greenhouse in Henan province in December, 2019. Editor's Note: China is striding firmly toward achieving its goal of eliminating absolute poverty by the end of this year. Statistics show that in the seven decades, about 800 million people have been lifted out of absolute poverty in China thanks to the efforts of the Party …

Ending China’s poverty in 2020 was going to be Xi Jinping’s crowning achievement. Coronavirus might have ruined it
4 years, 5 months ago

Ending China’s poverty in 2020 was going to be Xi Jinping’s crowning achievement. Coronavirus might have ruined it

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — This was supposed to be the year that Beijing would announce it had ended absolute poverty in China, fulfilling a key pledge of President Xi Jinping and one of the founding missions of the Chinese Communist Party. “As long as employment continues to recover or mostly recovers by the end of the year, they’re going …

China to launch general survey on poverty alleviation
4 years, 5 months ago

China to launch general survey on poverty alleviation

China Daily  

The State Council recently issued a circular, announcing a national general survey of poverty alleviation spanning from 2020 to 2021. The general survey will focus on the authenticity and accuracy of the poverty alleviation results and get the whole picture of the poverty alleviation situation in the country. The general survey will cover 832 key counties and impoverished areas, seven …

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