Reading Wisdom to offer new books for 300,000 poor pupils across China

A project has been launched to provide new books to 300,000 of China's poorest school children.

Reading Wisdom is being co-funded by the Chinese Red Cross Foundation and Yangyuan Zhihui Beverage Co Ltd, a Hebei province-based walnut-milk drinks producer.

Officials say the target is to donate books and other reading materials to at least 1,100 primary and middle schools over the next three years.