China's fight against poverty has stepped up in recent years with the clock ticking on China's 2020 deadline to end extreme poverty in the society. Will the nation hit its target in time? How will China fulfill this daunting task? In 2018, over 3 million Chinese were living in poverty. Within a year, 1.3 million people were helped out, leaving only 1.72 million. China has achieved remarkable results in a fierce battle against poverty. So what are the key ingredients for China's success? Liu Zhiqin, a senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University, says multilevel cooperation between the central government, the provincial government and the village, as well as supportive policymaking, have been significant in China's poverty alleviation and remarkable achievement.