China's National Poverty Relief Day: Witness its anti-poverty progress

October 17 marks China's National Poverty Relief Day, also the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day dedicated to raising awareness about causes of poverty. Follow CGTN to learn about China's remarkable achievements in fighting against poverty.

Over the past seven decades, China has lifted around 850 million people out of poverty, accounting for more than 70 percent of global poverty alleviation. /VCG

The number of rural poor in China plunged from 98.99 million in 2012 to 5.51 million in 2019. /VCG

China lifted 2.5 million disabled women out of poverty by the end of 2019. /VCG

Over 10 million people became poverty-free annually for seven consecutive years since 2012. /VCG