Getting Them Out Of Poverty——Poverty Alleviation Project in Manas, Xinjiang

Manas has been the most affluent county in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China. The per capita income reached 5,318 yuan (8.27 yuan against US dollar) in 2002. Yet some households in the county are still living in poverty. To get them rid of poverty, the county government has launched a poverty alleviation project, which has involved some 160 government institntions, enterprises, schools and other units. An official review on the project last year found that good results had been achieved in poverty alleviation. In 2002 alone, 199 households had been helped to shake off the poverty and move towards a relatively comfortable life.     

DIGITAL DIVIDEND

正Digital technology diversifies channels of poverty alleviation,making it a vibrant undertaking By Liu YushuLiu MingyangThe year 2020 is crucial for China to achieve the twin goals of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and eliminating absolute poverty.Though hit by the novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19),the country is expected to complete its poverty alleviation plan on schedule,thanks in part to digital technology.The government encourages people to adapt to digital living and use the Internet to find opportunities and suitable ways to achieve     

Miracle Grass

Mushrooms and grass,seemingly unrelated,have been innovatively combined by a Chinese agro-scientist to create miraculous results inpoverty alleviation.In the 1980s,farmers in Fujian Province in southeast China felled trees and used wood chips and sawdust to grow mushrooms.     

PRESERVATION AND PROSPERITY

正Traditional arts contribute to poverty alleviation in Tibet Tsamjo, a former farm worker, is from Tsethang in Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China. The town is known for a traditional art that goes back for centuries, serge weaving. Soft, durable and static free, the Tsethang serge, a kind of cashmere unique to the area, is considered to be the finest of all Tibetan fabrics. It dates back to the Tang Dynasty(618-907) and was used to make the robes of the nobles because of its ornate patterns and elaborate weaving that takes 18 procedures.     

Countdown to Moderate Prosperity

正The building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects is now in the final stage despite the impacts of the novel coronavirus epidemic.Across the country,most areas have already attained moderate prosperity and the few remaining impoverished areas have stepped up efforts to meet the target of poverty alleviation.Shibadong,a village in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture,Hunan Province in south China,and Minning in     

New Target,New Approach

<正>China announces a new goal of poverty alleviation by 2020 and will take relevant measures to achieve itAnew poverty alleviation target was announced by China at the Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum held in Beijing on October 16.China will lift its 70 million people in poverty     

Poverty Alleviation for Human Rights

China has made tremendous efforts to alleviate poverty and to eventually eliminate it. As it is recognized worldwide, poverty constitutes a challenge to the international community. China, on its part, has won global acclaim for the achievements it has made in poverty alleviation. To provide interested readers with information of the hows and whys, our staff reporter interviewed Hu Fuguo, Vice-Director of the State Council Steering Group in Charge of Poverty Alleviation through Development. A summary of the interview follows:     

Fields of Hope

正New technology, profit-sharing incentive schemes and business models contribute to rural poverty alleviation Tucked in the mountains in southwest Beijing, Lijia Village in Qingshui Town of Mentougou District was a relatively poor area of the capital. But in recent years, its fate has been changed by a miniature fruit called kiwiberry.     

ECONOMY

正Job Assistance The local authorities should provide targeted employment assistance to prevent people from falling back into poverty due to the epidemic, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the State Council Leading Group Offi ce of Poverty Alleviation and Development said in a circular released on February 24.Arrangements will be made so that migrant workers can return to work in a safe and orderly manner.Companies, poverty alleviation workshops and farmland irrigation projects should resume operation at the earliest in less affected regions.Allowances will be given to key enterprises that give preference to qualifi ed poor workers in recruitment. Impoverished workers taking up temporary posts related to     

Living for a Cause

正A German devotes himself to poverty alleviation in China At the age of 18, Michael Hermann from Dortmund, then part of the Federal Republic of Germany, decided to become an international volunteer. Since 2005, he has worked in China on poverty alleviation and disease control in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces,     

Escaping Poverty

While the global economic crisis still threatens to trap tens of millions of people in extreme poverty, alleviation initiatives in China are gaining new momentum and increasing recognition from the international community. From lifting innumerable people out of poverty by satisfying basic needs of food, clothes and shelter during the past three decades, the Chinese Government's antipoverty drive is now to focus more on helping rural poor to start small businesses and guaranteeing access to public services and social welfare.     

A Crucial Year

China is counting down to the epoch deadline for the campaign to eliminate absolute poverty by 2020.In a recent meeting held in Beijing,the significance of this campaign was further emphasized and more work was outlined for this critical year.Hu Chunhua,member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and head of the State Council Leading Group on Poverty Alleviation and Development,said at the meeting of the leading group held in Beijing that the poverty alleviation campaign has entered a crucial stage.     

SOCIETY

<正>Busy Harvesting A villager carries harvested okra in a field in Fanyang Town,Wuzhishan City of Hainan Province,on May 18.In order to increase the income of farmers and promote poverty alleviation,the government of Fanyang introduced planting okra,which produces considerable yields,to villagers in 2016.     

Previous Poverty Alleviation Symposiums Since 2015

正In 2015, a symposium held in Yan'an, Shaanxi Province in the northwest, focused on poverty alleviation in old revolutionary bases of the CPC. Another symposium held in Guiyang, Guizhou Province in the southwest, had the theme of poverty alleviation and economic and social development during the 13 th FiveYear Plan (2016-20) period.     

CRADLE OF CHANGE

正A village looks back on its transformation after pioneering targeted poverty alleviation By Yuan YuanIt is hard to find any"old"photo of Yang Chaowen's village as people living there were too poor in the past to buy a camera.By old,Yang means the days before2000.Yang is from Shibadong a village in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province,central China,where the     

The Road to Poverty Alleviation

正China’s plan to lift all of its poor people out of poverty by 2020 concerns whether the country can fulfll its goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects throughout the next five years.The Chinese Government has prioritized its poverty alleviation plan across the nation,and has already set in motion the process to improve the living standards     

ROOTING OUT POVERTY

正China is determined to eradicate poverty across the nation by 2020Since the rural population of China accounts for about 50 percent of the country’s total,poverty alleviation measures in rural areas has long been one of the major concerns of the Chinese Government."Poverty alleviation endeavors must be carried out in a precise manner,with different measures rolled out targeting different types of people and households,"said     

SOCIETY

<正>Winter Is Coming Snowy scenery at Qinglanshan Township of Dingxi,northwest China’s Gansu Province,on October 10 after a cold front brought snowfall to the city.Children First Putting children first in national poverty alleviation efforts is the most effective way of breaking the cycle of poverty,helping children to reach their potential and driving national development and growth.     

Farmers' Self-decision Right in New Countryside Construction——An interview with Lu Xueyi,a specialist on rural issues

EDITOR'S NOTE: In October 2005, the central government of China put forward the historical task of constructing a socialist new countryside. Since then, China has adopted many practical and effective measures for the construction of a socialist new countryside. This year farmers had a good harvest of grains, incomes for fanners have continued to increase and execution of social programs in the countryside has accelerated. It can be said that construction of a new socialist countryside has had a good beginning. How to evaluate the current state of affairs relating to the building of a new countryside? How to respect and safeguard farmers' human rights in constructing a new countryside? What issues should be paid attention to in the protection of farmer's rights and interests? Lu Xueyi, a specialist on "san nong"-related issues ("san nong" refers to agriculture, the countryside and peasantry), addresses these questions in a recent interview.     

Decoding China

To British writer and editor David Ferguson, in terms of China's external discourse, poverty alleviation is the most important topic the country has to present to the world because it's China's biggest success story.