Xi stresses perseverance in fight against poverty
Chinese
President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, joins
deliberation with deputies from Gansu Province at the second session of the
13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2019.
(Xinhua/Ju Peng)
Chinese President
Xi Jinping on March 7 called for perseverance in the fight against poverty as
there are only two years left for the country to meet its goal of eradicating
extreme poverty by 2020.
"There should be no retreat
until a complete victory is won," said Xi, also general secretary of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central
Military Commission.
He made the remarks when
deliberating with deputies from Gansu Province at the second session of the
13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.
Decisive progress has been achieved
in the country's tough fight against poverty over the past years, marking a new
chapter in the poverty reduction history of mankind, said Xi, stressing that
the goal to eradicate extreme poverty must be achieved on time.
He warned that the tasks ahead
remain arduous and hard as those still in poverty are the worst stricken.
Explaining the criteria of lifting
people out of poverty, Xi said they should no longer need to worry about food
and clothing while enjoying access to compulsory education, basic medical care
and safe housing.
The practices of formalities for
formalities' sake and bureaucratism hamper the effective advancement of poverty
reduction, he said, stressing a firm hand in rectifying malpractices in poverty
relief.
Xi asked Party committees and
governments at all levels to shoulder their responsibilities in the critical
battle against poverty.
He ordered efforts to redress undesirable
conduct of officials in a timely manner, as well as special campaigns to target
corruption and bad conduct in poverty reduction.
Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang,
Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng -- members of the Standing Committee of
the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee -- on March 7 also separately
joined deliberation with NPC deputies.
Premier Li Keqiang spoke of the need
to replace old growth drivers with new ones and improve people's wellbeing to
advance high-quality development.
NPC Standing Committee Chairman Li
Zhanshu called for efforts to adhere to green, high-quality development and
link poverty alleviation with rural vitalization strategy.
Wang Yang, chairman of the National
Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, urged
high-quality poverty alleviation work to make sure that nobody is left behind
in the course of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
Wang Huning, a member of the
Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, said he expects Shanghai to continue
to lead the reform and opening-up and to elevate the coordinated development of
the Yangtze River Delta to a higher level.
Zhao Leji, secretary of the CPC
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, spoke of the need for Tianjin to
take advantage of the period of strategic opportunity, enhance the capacity of
innovation, and focus on developing real economy.
Vice Premier Han Zheng stressed the
full implementation of the national strategy of the coordinated development of
the Yangtze River Delta.
Xi stresses perseverance in fight against poverty
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