Xi Jinping’s China has dragged millions out of extreme poverty, sent spacecraft to the Moon
10/14/2022
Xi Jinping’s China has dragged millions out of extreme poverty, sent spacecraft to the Moon
China’s Communist Party prides itself on being “at the service of the people”, so Beijing’s announcement in 2020 that it had brought an end to extreme poverty was hailed as a critical milestone.
People’s living conditions, their livestock and access to education were among the factors assessed by officials on door-to-door visits.
The government said it had invested 1.6 trillion yuan ($230 billion) between 2013 and 2021 to improve living standards — for example by building roads, houses and infrastructure.
Millions of rural households have been relocated to villages with better economic opportunities.
A year after Xi became leader, 82 million Chinese people lived in extreme poverty, according to World Bank data. By 2019, the figure was six million.
However, Xi warned in 2020: “The task of consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation remains difficult.”
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