BEIJING: By the end of this year, all the impoverished rural population according to the current poverty standard will be out of poverty and China will achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of ending poverty ten years ahead of schedule.
This was stated by a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Wang Wenbin at a news conference.
The spokesperson said, China’s experience has proven that poverty is not an inescapable fate for any country or nation. If we can make it, so can other developing countries.
The ideal of “no hunger on earth” has always been the pursuit of the Chinese nation. China is committed to contributing its wisdom to the global cause of poverty reduction and taking concrete actions to help developing countries achieve the goal of poverty eradication.
He added: “China has built 24 agricultural technology demonstration centers in Africa, benefiting more than 500,000 local people. According to a World Bank report, BRI cooperation projects on transport infrastructure have the potential to lift 7.6 million people out of extreme poverty and 32 million out of moderate poverty.
On the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, we are ready to enhance exchange of experience in poverty alleviation with other countries.
Our experience can be summed up as follows: formulate science-based strategies based on national realities and establish a system with clearly-defined responsibilities that can amplify synergy; focus on development, which serves as the master key to unlock the door to poverty alleviation and adopt a people-centered approach and help build confidence and capacity to foster internal drive to shake off poverty. – Agencies
