国内英语资讯:China Focus: Winning the last battle against poverty_时事

国内英语资讯:China Focus: Winning the last battle against poverty

Since its establishment in 2016, the park has created over 200 jobs for residents and has drawn many tourists.

"Sales revenue of 'Tubu,' (a cloth with special patterns of the Bouyeu ethnic group), hit over 1.2 million yuan in only six months in 2017," said Wan Tianqin, deputy manager of a local cloth manufacturing company.

The industry not only increased the township's average income but also promoted our unique culture, said Zhou Jun, deputy Party secretary of Zhexiang.

As China proceeds with developing more distinctive industries, more attention should also be given to inspire the spirit of the poor people, according to the guideline.

MEDICAL INSURANCE

Besides fostering distinctive industries, the biggest challenge of poverty alleviation in the last three years lies in illness-caused poverty, according to Han Jun.

To tackle the problem, the country is piloting new insurance programs covering nearly all medical expenses for registered poor people.

In northwest China's Galou village, Qinghai Province, Wang Quanfu managed to spend zero yuan for his wife's ovarian cancer treatment this year.

According to Wang, his medical insurance and serious illness insurance normally covers 60 percent of the medical cost, but new health insurance piloted in his county in 2016 reimbursed the remainder of his expenses for his wife's treatment.

According to Qinghai Insurance Regulatory Bureau, 44.1 percent of the province's registered poor people are under the poverty line due to illness-related expenses. The new insurance program is aimed to expand the medical reimbursement ratio for them.