China's achievements in poverty alleviation have inspired the whole world (international argument)
A few days ago, the State Council Information Office released the white paper "China's Poverty Reduction for Humankind", which reflected the development achievements of China's poverty reduction and the world's contribution in more than 30,000 words, which attracted widespread attention from the international community.
Foreign media generally believe that China's achievements in poverty alleviation are impressive and have made important contributions to the cause of global poverty reduction. The path of poverty reduction with Chinese characteristics provides a valuable reference for solving the problems of modern national governance.
The panorama reflects China's poverty reduction
The white paper "China's Practice in Human Poverty Reduction" released recently is divided into five parts, which comprehensively reviews the Chinese Communist Party's unity and lead the Chinese people to fight poverty, especially the great course of winning the battle against poverty since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Related content in the white paper has become a hot spot for foreign media reports.
The Russian Satellite News Agency reported that the white paper introduces China's exploration and practice of human poverty reduction, and shares China's experience and practices in poverty alleviation and poverty alleviation. It can be said to be a panoramic view of important historical materials and documents that reflect the development of China's poverty reduction.
Singapore’s "Lianhe Zaobao" website quoted a series of brilliant data in the white paper showing China’s achievements in poverty alleviation: Since the reform and opening up, according to the current poverty standards, 770 million rural poor people in China have been lifted out of poverty; the per capita disposable income of rural residents in poverty-stricken areas The RMB 6,079 in 2013 has increased to RMB 12,588 in 2020, an average annual increase of 11.6%; the living standards of the poor have improved significantly. The consolidation rate of nine-year compulsory education in poverty-stricken counties will reach 94.8% in 2020, and more than 99.9% of the poor will participate in basic medical care Insurance, the penetration rate of tap water in poverty-stricken areas increased to 83%.
The Russian "Labor Daily" website also reported that the white paper listed China’s achievements in poverty reduction: from a substantial increase in the income and welfare of the poor to a marked improvement in education, medical care, housing, and drinking water.
The website quoted the content of the white paper and pointed out that the fight against poverty is another great revolution in China’s rural areas. It has profoundly changed the backwardness of poverty-stricken areas, strongly promoted the overall development of China’s rural areas, and complemented the most prominent shortcomings of building a well-off society in an all-round way. A solid foundation has been laid for the modernization of the country and the realization of the second centenary goal.
Foreign media reporters who have come to China for interviews are more deeply impressed by the results of China's poverty alleviation.
In September 2019, the deputy editor-in-chief of Mongolia's "National Post" Ortgenzalgel accompanied a delegation to visit Tibet, China.
She said that China has established a mechanism for poverty alleviation cooperation, counterpart assistance and cooperation between the east and the west to help impoverished areas in the west win the battle against poverty.
For example, with the support of developed provinces such as Guangdong, traffic conditions in Lulang Town, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region have significantly improved and tourism has developed.
In the first half of 2019 alone, more than 40,000 tourists visited Lulang Town.
The villagers made their fortunes by operating family hotels and selling local specialties, and built new buildings.
The rural revitalization attempt is gratifying
The white paper clearly stated that a stable alleviation of poverty without returning to poverty is a true alleviation of poverty.
To this end, a five-year transition period will be established for poverty-stricken counties from the date of poverty alleviation; dynamic monitoring and assistance mechanisms for preventing return to poverty will be improved; and the development and growth of rural characteristic industries in poverty-stricken areas will continue to be supported.
China's series of new measures to consolidate and expand the achievements in poverty alleviation and comprehensively promote rural revitalization are also the focus of foreign media.
"China has formulated a detailed strategy to avoid returning to extreme poverty." The Latin American News Agency reported that after announcing a complete victory in the fight against poverty in February this year, China set a goal to promote rural development by formulating a plan and prevent the development of these areas. The residents fell back into poverty.
The agency noted that, according to official Chinese news, this year, the central government’s fiscal linkage to promote rural revitalization subsidies is 156.1 billion yuan, aimed at ensuring the stability of the work of those who have been lifted out of poverty and improving their living conditions.
"Lianhe Zaobao" reported that Xia Gengsheng, deputy director of China’s National Bureau of Rural Revitalization, said at a press conference that there is still a certain gap between China’s poverty-stricken population and the middle-income level. China will take measures in three aspects: industrial development, stable employment, and innovation and entrepreneurship. Measures to promote income growth.
He revealed that this year China has set a goal of not less than 30 million people working out of poverty. The current progress is quite smooth, mainly by adopting the "two-wheel drive" of migrant workers and local employment to solve the employment problem and open up the "big cycle of migrant workers." ", unblocking the "microcycle" of nearby local employment, and promoting farmers' income.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said in a recent interview with the media that many rural villages in China are exploring ways to rejuvenate their villages, such as vigorously planting trees and actively developing photovoltaic power generation. These attempts are gratifying.
"Doing a good job in rural revitalization will not only help make the lives of Chinese farmers more prosperous, but also help ensure China's food security and promote the construction of ecological civilization."
Foreign media also paid attention to the positive impact of poverty alleviation on China's overall development.
The Associated Press wrote that as the per capita GDP exceeded US$10,000 for two consecutive years, China's international status and international influence have increased significantly.
After decades of rapid economic growth and with the full launch of the "14th Five-Year Plan", "China is closer than ever to achieving its recovery goals, and the Chinese people have become more and more confident in the country's recovery."
Major events in the history of human poverty reduction
The spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said when discussing the white paper a few days ago that China’s poverty reduction practices have not only enabled hundreds of millions of Chinese people to lead a good life, but also significantly reduced the world’s poor population and expanded the boundaries of mankind’s ability to overcome poverty.
This is not only a landmark event in the history of the development of the Chinese nation, but also a major event in the history of human poverty reduction.
According to an article published on the website of the Spanish newspaper Nacional, in the past eight years, China has invested a lot of money to improve the medical, education, and housing conditions of the poor or directly provide them with materials.
Even after experiencing the new crown pneumonia epidemic in 2020, China still achieved the poverty reduction goal of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ten years ahead of schedule.
The article pointed out that the global poverty population has been reduced by 70% in the past few decades. This remarkable achievement is inseparable from the contribution of China's 700 million people in rapid poverty relief.
The German Finance Network recently reported that a United Nations report in December last year pointed out that due to the severe long-term impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, another 207 million people in the world may fall into extreme poverty by 2030, thereby bringing the total number of extreme poverty to more than 10 Billion.
The deterioration of global poverty has become a reality that cannot be ignored.
Against this background, China's poverty reduction plan can be said to be a boost, injecting more confidence and motivation into the promotion of global poverty reduction.
"Poverty is a worldwide problem, and anti-poverty is a common task faced by mankind. Not only the vast number of developing countries are plagued by poverty, but even many developed countries also need to solve this problem." Hatoyama Yukio said, With a population of nearly one-fifth of the world’s largest country, China’s achievements in poverty alleviation have a demonstrative effect on the world and are a great encouragement to the people of the world.
Yukio Hatoyama also spoke highly of China's active international cooperation in poverty reduction, exchanges and sharing of poverty reduction experience.
He said that it is particularly worth mentioning that through the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”, China and relevant countries have worked hand in hand to break through the infrastructure bottleneck that restricts developing countries, provide employment opportunities for thousands of people, and provide economic benefits for developing countries. Contribute to growth and improvement of people's livelihood.
Shapoz Babaev, a lecturer in economics of Uzbekistan, also highly praised China's poverty alleviation practice and experience in an interview with the media, and advocated that other countries actively learn from China.
He believes that China's elimination of absolute poverty is the largest poverty reduction action so far in human history.
"China is united and has set an example for the world in poverty eradication, and it is worth learning from other countries."
Yan Yu