16th China Lecture lays out Tibet's progress

Xu Wuda, deputy head of the rural economy institute of the academy, gave a systematic summary during the forum of the experience of eliminating absolute poverty in extremely high altitude areas of China.

He noted that while addressing the poverty alleviation in Tibet, a precise poverty alleviation strategy was closely combined with the conditions of the region, as the scale of the impoverished population is large and the poverty structure is complex.

"Precise strategies have to be made to deal with the selection of aid targets, project allocation, the use of funds and different measures for different households," Xu said.

Xu said effective measures such as production development, relocation, ecological compensation, education development and social security have been adopted in the process of poverty alleviation in the region.

"The successful practice and valuable experience of eliminating absolute poverty in Tibet has deepened the understanding of poverty reduction work in border and ethnic areas of China, and it has enriched the development of anti-poverty theories in high-altitude areas," Xu said.