Avoiding return to poverty discussed

Solid industries that play to local strengths are seen as key

After successfully lifting 68 million people out of poverty in the past five years, China has been urged by national policy advisers to consolidate and prevent disadvantaged communities from falling back into difficulty.

To accomplish this, suggested measures - including cultivating industries that match local advantages, improving education standards and invoking people's desire to climb out of poverty - were offered at the second meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the top advisory body.