Clearing 'last mile' of poverty alleviation

Premier Li Keqiang has said in the Government Work Report that the central government has appropriated more than 280 billion yuan ($44.23 billion) of poverty reduction funds over the past five years.

The government's efforts to eradicate extreme poverty are an apt example of the Communist Party of China's people-centric development philosophy. Targeted poverty alleviation has made great progress in the five years since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in late 2012, with the impoverished population declining from more than 80 million in 2013 to about 30 million in 2017.

In his report to the 19th Party Congress, CPC Central Committee General Secretary Xi Jinping said: "We will intensify poverty alleviation ... and continue to promote well-rounded human development and common prosperity for everyone".