Today, more than 30 brand new houses have been built in the village since the road was put in to use, and many young men have returned to start businesses.

For Liu Zonglu, the key to battling poverty lies in a broader vision and the awareness of market demands.

An orchardman with deep roots in the Yimeng Mountains of east China's Shandong Province, Liu used to sell his fruit only to nearby villages, until he heard that peaches could be sold for a high price in Dubai, yet Chinese peaches couldn't arrive there fresh due to the long distance.

With the news about the Belt and Road Initiative in mind, he went to Shanghai to consult experts on fruit preservation, and modified customs formalities after visiting customs authorities.

Seventeen days later, 20,000 kilograms of Liu's peaches arrived in Dubai, generating profits many times higher than before, as the peaches sold for over 20 yuan per kilogram there, compared to less than 1 yuan back in Shandong.

Such is the spirit of China's neediest people. Stricken by poverty for years, they have refused to succumb to the difficulties, and instead blazed their own trails out of poverty under the Party's leadership.

"To meet the people's desire for a happy life is our mission," Xi said five years ago at the press briefing following the 18th National Congress of the CPC, sounding the horn for the final charge toward China's 2020 goal.

For that, the people are confident and determined.

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