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China determined to eliminate poverty by 2020

(People's Daily Online)    17:04, October 12, 2015
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China is set to eliminate poverty by the year 2020, which means lifting 1 million people out of poverty each month in the next 6 years, the State Council said on October 12.

The task is profound and very challenging, but China's central and local governments are determined to achieve the goal, a senior State Council official said at a press conference on Monday.

According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics in February, China currently has a population of 70 million living below the poverty line, with an annual net income of less than 2,300 yuan.

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(Editor:Sun Zhao,Bianji)

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