Xi's life experiences bolster poverty fight

President's work in remote villages has given him deep insight, Xinhua reports

As the president of the world's most-populous nation, Xi Jinping has never taken the issue of poverty lightly.

In his four years leading China, Xi, 63, has visited more than 30 impoverished villages and townships, sharing his experience in poverty-eradication work and putting himself on the front lines of the war on poverty.