Campaign to bolster fight on poverty

Vice-premier says efforts should focus on most pressing issues

China will formulate a three-year guideline on a national poverty reduction campaign and wage a war against corruption in the sector between 2018 and 2020, according to a national meeting that ended on Friday.

The year 2018 is a key year for fighting poverty, and improved measures are called for to win the "tough battle", said Vice-Premier Wang Yang, who presided over the three-day meeting on poverty reduction and development.