Taking a tough line on poverty
Ten-year-old Jiao Qiang scavenges for a living at a landfill in Guiyang, Guizhou province. The country raised its poverty threshold to 2,300 yuan a year amid rising inflation and living costs. Photo by Wang Jing / China Daily; Graphic by Guillermo Munro / China Daily |
New threshold helps the poor gain access to more assistance
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