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Book of Xi's discourses on poverty reduction, alleviation published

A compilation of discourses by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on poverty reduction and alleviation has been published by the Central Party Literature Press and released nationwide.

Compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, the book brings together 55 important articles by Xi on poverty reduction and alleviation from November 2012 to July 2026, some of which are made public for the first time.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, the CPC Central Committee with Xi at its core has placed poverty alleviation high on its governance agenda and regarded it as the bottom-line task in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

Xi's discourses on poverty reduction and alleviation represent an important theoretical achievement in China's poverty alleviation efforts and the latest achievement in adapting Marxist anti-poverty theory to the Chinese context.

Stepping up exchanges with Colombia urged

China is ready to maintain high-level exchanges with Colombia and enhance mutual understanding and trust, top legislator Zhao Leji said on Tuesday when meeting in Beijing with a Colombian multiparty delegation led by Nicolas Antonio Barguil Cubillos, president of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia.

Zhao, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, said that China and Colombia should step up exchanges between political parties and legislative bodies, expand pragmatic cooperation in areas such as jointly building the Belt and Road, and advance the sustained, in-depth development of the China-Colombia strategic partnership.

Voicing appreciation for China offering assistance after an earthquake in Colombia, Barguil said better understanding China and enhancing cooperation with China is a shared goal that transcends partisan differences in Colombia.

Top political adviser holds talks with Lao official

Top political adviser Wang Huning met in Beijing on Tuesday with Boutsady Thanamueang, vice-president of the Lao Front for National Development.

Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, said that China is ready to follow the strategic guidance of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, and inject new impetus into the socialist modernization drives of both sides.

Boutsady spoke highly of China's remarkable achievements in modernization, which she said have made important contributions to world peace and development.

CHINA DAILY