BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged governments at all levels to beef up "precision" poverty relief measures as the country plans to lift all poor people out of poverty by 2020.
Xi made instructions on Dec. 8 that local authorities should implement "precision" poverty relief measures with local characteristics and seek innovation in relief methods.
Xi spoke highly of fixed-point poverty alleviation carried out by government institutions and enterprises, noting it is an important part of poverty alleviation with Chinese characteristics and also an important showcase of the merits of China's political system.
In his instructions, Premier Li Keqiang said fixed-point poverty alleviation has been an effective way for departments of the central authorities to participate in poverty relief.
Li urged beefing up fixed-point poverty alleviation during the 13th five-year plan period, when a decisive battle for the victory of the war against poverty will be fought.
Attending a meeting on fixed-point poverty alleviation by departments of the central authorities, Vice Premier Wang Yang also called for further improving work in this field.
Since 2012, 320 departments of the central authorities have participated in fixed-point poverty alleviation, covering all poverty-stricken counties.
A total of 1,266 officials from these departments were sent to the poor areas on poverty relief missions, along with poverty relief funds.
China still has 70 million rural people living below the poverty line.
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BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The release of a five-year plan for ending poverty in China signals the beginning of the largest such endeavors the world has ever seen.
The document outlines dozens of measures to lift another 70 million people, one percent of global population, out of poverty by 2020, contributing enormously to the human rights record of China and the world as a whole. Full Story
BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Government employee Tan Guanxue has gone from door to door to collect information on residents' health, housing and living conditions in Tongshi village, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Tan is just one of hundreds of thousands of government data collectors working in the country's poorest regions, as the fight against poverty enters a new phase that focuses on targeted, precise solutions. The poverty level of each household is assessed through a checklist of 18 items that will be become central to Guangxi's poverty database. Full Story
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Xi stresses "precision" poverty relief
English.news.cn|2015-12-11 21:08:24| Editor: Tian Shaohui
BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged governments at all levels to beef up "precision" poverty relief measures as the country plans to lift all poor people out of poverty by 2020.
Xi made instructions on Dec. 8 that local authorities should implement "precision" poverty relief measures with local characteristics and seek innovation in relief methods.
Xi spoke highly of fixed-point poverty alleviation carried out by government institutions and enterprises, noting it is an important part of poverty alleviation with Chinese characteristics and also an important showcase of the merits of China's political system.
In his instructions, Premier Li Keqiang said fixed-point poverty alleviation has been an effective way for departments of the central authorities to participate in poverty relief.
Li urged beefing up fixed-point poverty alleviation during the 13th five-year plan period, when a decisive battle for the victory of the war against poverty will be fought.
Attending a meeting on fixed-point poverty alleviation by departments of the central authorities, Vice Premier Wang Yang also called for further improving work in this field.
Since 2012, 320 departments of the central authorities have participated in fixed-point poverty alleviation, covering all poverty-stricken counties.
A total of 1,266 officials from these departments were sent to the poor areas on poverty relief missions, along with poverty relief funds.
China still has 70 million rural people living below the poverty line.
Related:
BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- The release of a five-year plan for ending poverty in China signals the beginning of the largest such endeavors the world has ever seen.
The document outlines dozens of measures to lift another 70 million people, one percent of global population, out of poverty by 2020, contributing enormously to the human rights record of China and the world as a whole. Full Story
BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Government employee Tan Guanxue has gone from door to door to collect information on residents' health, housing and living conditions in Tongshi village, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Tan is just one of hundreds of thousands of government data collectors working in the country's poorest regions, as the fight against poverty enters a new phase that focuses on targeted, precise solutions. The poverty level of each household is assessed through a checklist of 18 items that will be become central to Guangxi's poverty database. Full Story
