(Economic Observation) China's Poverty Reduction: The Great Course of Mankind's Overcoming Poverty
China News Service, Beijing, April 6th. Title: Poverty Reduction in China: The Great Course of Mankind's Overcoming Poverty
China News Agency reporter Ruan Yulin
The State Council Information Office of the State Council of China released the white paper "Poverty Reduction in China" in Beijing on the 6th, demonstrating to the world China's great achievements in poverty reduction, demonstrating China's great victory in the history of human poverty reduction, and also showing the world that mankind has overcome poverty. Important process.
Fulfill the solemn promise: there is no less than one on the road to a comprehensive well-off
The white paper stated that in 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China that “it is our party’s solemn commitment to let the poor and poverty-stricken areas enter a well-off society with the whole country” and “resolutely win the fight against poverty” and mobilize the entire party. The whole society in the country is working hard to overcome the deep poverty fortress and fight decisively to overcome poverty.
Zhang Qi, dean of the China Institute of Poverty Alleviation, Beijing Normal University, said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency on the 6th that the white paper generally reflects that the Communist Party of China has fulfilled its solemn promise that cannot be spared on the road to a comprehensive well-off; the second is the fight against poverty in the new era. Major victories in five areas have been achieved, including a significant improvement in the living standards of the poor, a fundamental change in the backwardness of poverty-stricken areas, a refreshed mental outlook for people out of poverty, effective protection of the rights to survival and development of groups in special difficulties, and a significant improvement in the grassroots governance capabilities of poverty-stricken areas.
This reflects that China’s poverty reduction has not only brought about material improvements in poverty-stricken areas, but more importantly, major changes in the mental outlook and thinking of people in poverty-stricken areas, especially special groups, including women, children, the elderly, and the disabled. The survival and development of people with special difficulties in the group are guaranteed. At the same time, the governance system and governance capabilities of poor areas have also been greatly improved.
Eliminate absolute poverty: create conditions for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation
In an interview with a reporter from China News Agency, Professor Li Xiaoyun of China Agricultural University said that the issue of rich and poor is a major issue that has plagued the survival and development of the Chinese nation for a long time. Under the conditions of long-term economic backwardness and chaotic governance, China’s poverty problem has not been well resolved. The solution.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, it embarked on the road of socialism, the entire country’s governance has entered an effective and benign track, and hopes for the alleviation and elimination of poverty began to appear.
Before 1978, China made great efforts to alleviate poverty in general, and social and economic development has been greatly improved, but the problem of absolute poverty has not been fundamentally solved.
Li Xiaoyun said that after the reform and opening up, China has entered a stage of rapid economic development, and the poverty problem has begun to enter a stage of continuous alleviation and elimination.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has organized and implemented a tough fight against poverty. Based on the advantages of the system and the level of economic development of reform and opening up, China has completely eliminated absolute rural poverty through a series of extraordinary measures.
"The complete elimination of absolute poverty in rural areas has created the basic conditions for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," Li Xiaoyun said. There are many impoverished groups without a strong country, so the elimination of absolute poverty is of great significance to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
In 2015, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals were basically achieved in China.
China is the first developing country in the world to achieve the poverty reduction goal of the Millennium Development Goals.
By the end of 2020, China has completed its poverty alleviation goal, and China has achieved the poverty reduction goal of the "United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" 10 years ahead of schedule.
Li Xiaoyun said that China's elimination of absolute poverty is not only of great significance to the great rejuvenation of China and the Chinese nation, but also has a significant impact on the cause of poverty reduction in the world.
Poverty reduction in China: an important process for mankind to overcome poverty
On February 25, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly declared at the National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation Conference that the battle for poverty alleviation has won an all-round victory, and China has completed the arduous task of eradicating absolute poverty.
Zhang Qi said that the white paper is after General Secretary Xi Jinping announced a comprehensive victory in poverty alleviation. It shows and demonstrates to the world China's achievements in poverty reduction. It also shows the world that China's poverty reduction is part of the world's poverty reduction and China's achievements in poverty reduction. , It has also strengthened confidence in the world’s poverty reduction.
"In particular, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has not been completely eliminated, and there are still some areas of the world whose poor population has increased. Under such circumstances, China has always insisted on poverty alleviation and poverty reduction, and completed the historical mission of eradicating absolute poverty in rural areas in 2020. It is a miracle in the history of human poverty reduction," Zhang Qi said.
Poverty is a chronic disease of human society and a common challenge facing the whole world.
Zhang Qi said that the white paper "China's Practice in Human Poverty Reduction" reflects that China's poverty reduction is not only a part of international poverty reduction, but also a part of human poverty reduction as a whole.
"There are different countries in the world, but mankind is common," Zhang Qi said. The "Chinese Practice" of human poverty reduction is written neutrally, which is to introduce China's poverty reduction practices and practices.
It tells how the Chinese Communist Party has led the people of the country to overcome nature and various difficulties and setbacks for 100 years, and finally achieved a great victory in the history of human poverty reduction. This is also an important process for mankind to overcome poverty.
The white paper says that looking back at the arduous journey of the Chinese Communist Party leading the people to eradicate absolute poverty is extremely extraordinary and extremely difficult.
The scale of poverty in China, the wide distribution of poverty, and the level of poverty are rare in the world, and the difficulty of poverty governance is beyond imagination.
Zhang Qi said that the white paper not only reflects the fight against poverty, but also the entire process of our country from the victory of the revolution and the establishment of a new China, to reform and opening up, and the fight against poverty in the new era.
Zhang Qi said that China’s poverty reduction has gone through a difficult process. The overall victory of poverty reduction is just like the summary of the poverty reduction spirit. The result of the "people" is also the victory of the battle against poverty, which is unprecedented in human history, with the greatest strength and benefiting the largest population.
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