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President Xi Jinping will attend a grand gathering in Beijing on
Thursday to mark the country's poverty alleviation accomplishments and
honor units and outstanding individuals who have made key contributions. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China
Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will
present awards and certificates to national honorary title recipients
for their contributions to the poverty alleviation cause. He will also
deliver an important speech. China has lifted close to 100 million people out of poverty over the
past eight years. In doing so, it met its target of helping all rural
residents living below the current poverty line to move beyond such
conditions, ensuring the elimination of poverty in all poor counties and
regions by 2020. Meanwhile, a policy paper issued by the CPC Central Committee and the
State Council, also known as the No 1 central document of the year,
stressed the need to align efforts to consolidate poverty alleviation
outcomes and promote vitalization of rural areas. The country will refine its dynamic monitoring and aid mechanisms to
prevent the recurrence of poverty and guard against the risk of large
numbers of people falling under the poverty line once again, the
document said. The event will be broadcast live by China Media Group and on
xinhuanet.com. It will also be simultaneously rebroadcast on major news
websites.
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