Innovative measures employed to combat poverty

Luo Xiangjun, who comes from an impoverished family in Xieyuhe, a village in Ankang city in the south of Shaanxi, was surprised by how quickly and smoothly he received unpaid wages of 13,000 yuan ($1,844) that had been delayed for more than a year.

All he had to do was post a message asking for help on the Mobile Poverty Alleviation WeChat account set up by the Poverty Alleviation Office in Ningshan prefecture, which administers Xieyuhe.

Qin Changsheng, director of the information monitoring center at the office, told Ankang News that the authority had received and responded to 61 similar messages, including providing feedback, within five working days.