In the past 30 years of reform and opening-up, China has reduced the number of people living in absolute poverty by 235 million. According to data released by the World Bank, China has contributed to 67% of the total reduction of global poverty during the last 25 years.
Since 1978 China had relied on its own efforts, reform and opening-up and accelerated development, and has been able to reduce the number of people living in absolute poverty from 250 million to 15 million, Zheng Wenkai, Deputy Director of the State Council Leading Office for Poverty Alleviation and Development said.
According to the Millennium Development Goals Report 2008 released by the United Nations, China has already achieved its goal of reducing the proportion of people who suffer from absolute poverty and hunger by half ahead of schedule. Progress toward fulfilling the seven other goals has also been moving along smoothly.
By People's Daily Online
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