BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday issued a white paper titled "Poverty Alleviation: China's Experience and Contribution."
President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attaches great importance to poverty alleviation. He has addressed the issue on many occasions. The following are some highlights of his quotes.
-- The leadership of the Communist Party of China has provided a solid political and organizational guarantee for China's poverty alleviation efforts.
-- China upholds a people-centered philosophy of development and unswervingly pursues prosperity for all. Ending poverty, improving people's well-being and realizing common prosperity are the essential requirements of socialism.
-- China leverages the political advantages of the country's socialist system which can bring together the resources necessary to accomplish great tasks, thus generating solidarity and joint actions for poverty eradication.
-- To win the fight against poverty, the key lies in targeted measures. We should take into consideration local conditions, and apply different measures for different villages, households, and individuals.
-- When we have defeated poverty in this generation, we will have brought to an end, once and for all, the extreme poverty that has shackled the Chinese nation for millennia.
-- Being lifted out of poverty is not an end in itself but the starting point of a new life and a new pursuit.
-- It is imperative to try all possible means to consolidate achievements in poverty alleviation, and then focus on rural vitalization to ensure a better life for rural residents. Enditem