国内英语资讯:China Focus: China fights for final victory over poverty_时事

国内英语资讯:China Focus: China fights for final victory over poverty

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To win this fight against poverty, the CPC Central Committee has been leading Chinese people in the march toward victory in the battle against poverty since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2017.

As Xi said during his Lyuliang tour, the CPC must put people first and use socialism to concentrate resources and accomplish major tasks, including fighting poverty.

Financial support has played a leading role in the process. So far this year, more than 86 billion yuan has been spent on poverty alleviation.

Another method has been dispatching Party cadres to lead the work in poverty-stricken areas. Nearly one million people have been sent to needy villages so far.

Luo Junyuan was one of them. Dispatched by the agriculture department of south China's Jiangxi Province, he is now the first secretary of the Party committee of Paitou Village, which has long been impoverished.

"I came as a total stranger to the villagers, but kept focusing on details concerning their livelihood ever since," he said. "Now they regard me as their good friend."

The notes on Luo's work log spoke for themselves. He wrote down details such as villagers' wishes for the agriculture department to fulfill, and plans to give 24 elderly villages cotton quilts and handwarmers.

More than 195,000 first secretaries like Luo have been stationed in impoverished villages, while 775,000 Party cadres have been sent to assist their work, including local officials, retired armymen and even college graduates.