头条英文播报｜Xi urges new efforts to fight poverty

President Xi Jinping, also generalsecretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of theCentral Military Commission, makes an inspection tour to the Bailie School anda horse ranch in Shandan county of Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu province,Aug 20, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

Approaching eradication of extreme privation togreatly bolster global battle

President Xi Jinping is emphasizing efforts to win the battle against poverty.

China should stickto its poverty alleviation target and make continuous efforts in the battle, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committeeand chairman of the Central Military Commission, said on Thursday, National Poverty Relief Day.

The day was initiated by the State Council, China's Cabinet, in 2014.

China has nearly eradicated extreme poverty, an affliction for thousands of years. That is expected to contribute immensely to global poverty reduction, Xi said.

With the end ofthe battle near, he urged relief authorities at all levels to focus on bolstering impoverished people's access to basic public services, including compulsory education, healthcare, housing and safe drinking water, and make sure that all rural poor will shake off poverty on schedule.

Premier Li Keqiang said that authorities should strengthen relief measures, including fostering local industries, helping the poor get jobs and stepping up support for those relocated to new sites, so as to lift another 10 million people out of poverty by year's end and lay a solid foundation for establishing a moderately prosperous society in all respects by the end of next year.

A conference washeld alongside the Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum in Beijing on Thursday to mark National Poverty Relief Day and the 27th International Day forthe Eradication of Poverty. The conference honored those who made huge contributions to the nationwide campaign to eradicate domestic poverty before 2021.

China has seenmarked progress in poverty reduction in the past few decades, seeing the ruralpoor drop from 770 million around 1978 to 16.6 million by the end of 2018.

Since 2012, the central government has renewed the push to combat poverty, calling for local officials to adopt the targeted relief approaches tailored to local conditions,and with much success. More than 80 million people shook off poverty in the six-year period that ended last year.

Nicholas Rosellini, United Nations resident coordinator in China, said rapid economic growth is partly to be credited for change, but added that not all growth"will accomplish such a result".

He said Chinese policymakers' constant attention to improving the rural population's lives liesat the core of what has made its economic growth so special.

"Of course,China has its spectacular cities, world-class high-speed rail, booming high-tech industries," he said. "But from the perspective of human development, the real China miracle has been the vast improvement in the livesof peasants across China."

Xinhua contributed to this story.

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记者：李磊

播报：Erik Nilsson

【阅读背景】

习近平对脱贫攻坚工作作出重要指示强调咬定目标一鼓作气确保高质量打赢脱贫攻坚战李克强作出批示

在第六个国家扶贫日到来之际，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平对脱贫攻坚工作作出重要指示强调，新中国成立70年来，中国共产党坚持全心全意为人民服务的根本宗旨，坚持以人民为中心的发展思想，带领全国各族人民持续向贫困宣战，取得了显著成就。党的十八大以来，党中央把脱贫攻坚摆到更加突出的位置，打响脱贫攻坚战，全党全国上下同心、顽强奋战，取得了重大进展。困扰中华民族几千年的绝对贫困问题即将历史性地得到解决，这将为全球减贫事业作出重大贡献。

习近平指出，当前，脱贫攻坚已到了决战决胜、全面收官的关键阶段。各地区各部门务必咬定目标、一鼓作气，坚决攻克深度贫困堡垒，着力补齐贫困人口义务教育、基本医疗、住房和饮水安全短板，确保农村贫困人口全部脱贫，同全国人民一道迈入小康社会。要采取有效措施，巩固拓展脱贫攻坚成果，确保高质量打赢脱贫攻坚战。

中共中央政治局常委、国务院总理李克强作出批示指出，当前，脱贫攻坚已进入决胜关键阶段。各地区各部门要坚持以习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想为指导，贯彻落实党中央、国务院决策部署，再接再厉，持续推进脱贫攻坚各项工作。要全面解决“两不愁三保障”突出问题，集中力量攻克深度贫困堡垒。强化产业扶贫和就业帮扶等措施，加强易地扶贫搬迁后续扶持，巩固脱贫成果防止返贫。持续扎实做好东西部扶贫协作、对口支援、定点扶贫等工作，继续动员全社会力量参与脱贫攻坚，各方面形成合力，确保完成今年再减少1000万以上贫困人口的任务，为明年打赢脱贫攻坚战、全面建成小康社会奠定坚实基础。

全国脱贫攻坚奖表彰大会暨先进事迹报告会17日上午在京举行。会议传达学习了习近平重要指示和李克强批示。中共中央政治局委员、国务院扶贫开发领导小组组长胡春华出席会议并讲话。他指出，要大力弘扬脱贫攻坚精神，充分发挥先进模范和典型代表的示范导向作用，坚决攻克脱贫攻坚最后堡垒，毫不松懈落实各项帮扶举措，着力巩固拓展脱贫攻坚成果，广泛凝聚脱贫攻坚力量，关心爱护基层扶贫干部。希望获奖者珍惜荣誉、当好表率、再立新功。

会议对全国脱贫攻坚奖获奖者进行了表彰，陈望慧、李鹏、刘双燕、张玉玺、王建球、冷菊贞等获奖代表作先进事迹报告。

2019年全国脱贫攻坚奖获奖者、国务院扶贫开发领导小组成员、承担定点扶贫任务的在京中央单位有关负责同志等参加会议。（来源：新华社）