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Characteristic tourism, internet and new policies help lift incomes in rural areas By Ma Jingjing and Yin Yeping Published: Feb 24, 2021 08:58 PM
A farmer displays newly-harvested pumpkins in Xujiaba Township, Sinan County of southwest China s Guizhou Province, Aug. 12, 2020. Guizhou, which used to be a provincial-level region with the biggest population of poor people, has lifted more than 9 million people out of poverty since 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)
China has made remarkable achievements in lifting approximately 100 million people from poverty, a hard-won result of top-down policy support, nation-wide solidarity and commercial innovation.
From characteristic tourism to e-commerce to innovative lending, many business strategies and technological achievements have contributed to the mighty task.
More than 1,800 sacrifice their lives in China s fight against poverty
Liu Caiyu Published: Feb 24, 2021 07:18 PM
A farmer displays newly-harvested pumpkins in Xujiaba township, Sinan county of Southwest China s Guizhou Province, August 12, 2020. Guizhou, which used to be a provincial-level region with the biggest population of poor people, has lifted more than 9 million people out of poverty since 2012. Photo: Xinhua
More than 1,800 people have sacrificed their lives while fighting on the frontline of China s battle against poverty over the past eight years, underscoring the country s targeted efforts to lift 100 million rural people out of poverty since 2012 through the selection of responsible, dedicated and qualified grass-root officials.