Fujian makes headway in poverty reduction

Nanping, among the poorest places in eastern China's Fujian province, is close to eliminating absolute poverty, local officials said.

The prefecture-level city, in the north of the province, has a population of around 3 million and "lifted 13,000 people out of absolute poverty" in 2017, becoming virtually free of the scourge.

China is seeking to end extreme poverty nationwide by 2020.