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     

Harvardon Tour

正Visiting international students explore ChinaModern metropolises and ancient capitals,the world’s largest online shopping platform and a renowned poverty alleviation project,an independent organization and a series of government departments,beautiful spring scenes in the south and the haze in     

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:     

WEEKLY WATCH

OPINION Rewards From People A year has passed since Shenmu county government in Shaanxi Province led the country in offering free medical services to local residents. County officials said the government had made a big investment and also     

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.     

Progress Across The Board

<正>Rural healthcare has made headway over the past decadeLinquan,a county in Fuyang,Anhui Province,rose out of poverty in April2020.The county has a large number of cancer patients but,in the past,had no oncology department.Patients had to travel to larger cities for treatment,which increased the overall expenses.     

Progress Across The Board

<正>Rural healthcare has made headway over the past decadeLinquan,a county in Fuyang,Anhui Province,rose out of poverty in April2020.The county has a large number of cancer patients but,in the past,had no oncology department.Patients had to travel to larger cities for treatment,which increased the overall expenses.     

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.     

The Future in Their Hands——Wenchuan’s Recovery

IT has been three years since a devastating earthquake struck Wenchuan,Sichuan Province,a catastrophe that took some 70,000 lives and left nearly 20,000 missing and millions homeless.The Chinese government set a three-year target to rebuild the area and to restore normality for those affected,pledging an investment of over RMB one trillion for the purpose.The ambitious recovery project is unprecedented both in the huge amount of investment proposed and the tight timescale imposed.It is aimed at providing earthquake victims not only with new homes,but also an economic environment conducive to improved living conditions and sustainable development.Not content with offering the people just any future,the project offers a better future.Three years on,the time is ripe to check whether these goals have been met.     

The Human Side of Poverty Alleviation

正Poverty shouldn't be a controversial subject, but it is. The World Bank, the World Health Organization, the U.S. State Department and pretty much every government in the world has a different definition of what poverty means. In China, absolute poverty is defined as 11 yuan a day; this is about $1.7. The World Bank disagrees and sets a higher number. In 2011 the U.S. considered people to be in poverty if their consumption was less than $21.7 a day. If that were the case, given inflation, almost all Chinese people outside of a few large cities would be in poverty. But living in China is different.     

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     

The Digital Yuan on The Daily Commute

正The People's Bank of China has been stepping up promotion of the digital yuan,a so-called Central Bank Digital Currency that aims to replace some of the cash in circulation. It represents an argument that places the country at the feverish center of a hot debate engaging international government officials,economists,bankers and business executives alike. One crucial question remains: How will this digital currency fare in daily life?     

China's Progress in Poverty Reduction and Human Rights

正Poverty eradication is and always has been a goal and a basic right of all peoples in their pursuit of a happy life.Over the years,based on the prevailing national conditions,the Communist Party of China(CPC)and the Chinese government have remained committed to a development concept that puts people’s rights to subsistence and to development first.Committed to reducing and eliminating poverty,China has endeavored     

Twin Hazards The battles against poverty and pollution are waged on the same front

FOR a long time the World Bank Group has been known for its unremitting efforts on poverty alleviation, but among its 127 active projects in China, over 80 percent address environmental concerns, including cfimate change. ＂The World Bank and China celebrate the 30th anniversary of the partnership this year. The relationship has changed over time of course. In the last five years, issues revolving around climate change and sustainable growth have been the focus,＂ Carter Brandon,     

Internet Plus Helps With Poverty Alleviation

The Chinese Government has been pushing forward its Internet Plus strategy in the form of promoting the combination of mobile Internet, cloud computing, big data and Internet of things together with modern manufacturing. It has also combined Internet Plus with poverty alleviation work.     

ROADMAP TO RENEWAL

In Shibadong Village in the central province of Hunan,President Xi Jinping first proposed the policy of targeted poverty alleviation in November 2013.The village shook off poverty in 2017 and is thriving by developing tourism and agriculture.Shi Jinlan,Deputy General Manager of Shibadong Rural Tourism Co.Ltd.,told People’s Daily that in 2019,the village received 400,000 visitors.This was a drastic in crease from 300,000 in 2018,when villagers saw their tourism revenue exceed 3 million yuan($428,000).     

“丝绸之路中国非物质文化遗产和民族地区扶贫成果展”亮相联合国维也纳办事处（英文）

正In a hall of the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria, an exhibition celebrating cultural heritage and poverty alleviation in parts of China opened on July 2, 2019. It showcased representative projects of intangible cultural heritage along the Silk Road from 13 of China's provinces, and government policies for     

Promote Development-Oriented Poverty Alleviation——An interview with Minister Liu Jian

Question: Would you please elabo-rate on China's achievements in pover-ty alleviation with a view to promotingthe human rights cause?Answer: Poverty alleviation and elim-ination is vital to ensuring the people'sright to subsistence and development. Thistask constitutes, in fact, a challenge facedby the entire international communitySince the 1980s, development-orientedpoverty alleviation programs have beenlaunched in a well planned, systematicmanner in the country by the Chinese gov-ernment.…     

Years of Change

It's well-known to people who are familiar with China that the grand boom of the country has been achieved through the revolutionary state policy of reform and opening up.This effort has helped the nation break its eco- nomic shackles and escape the grip of poverty. Against all expectations,this initiative was triggered by a group of starv- ing farmers from a small village in Fengyang County,east China's Anhui Province.In the deep of winter 30 years ago,18 households of the village     

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