Highlights: Achievements made in China during the past five years

China has built world's largest social security system, with basic medical insurance covering more than 1.3 billion people. /CGTN

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its fifth plenary session in Beijing on October 29 with the release of a communique. 2020 is the final year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), and the communique highlighted its role in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Here are some highlights of what China has achieved in the past five years. /CGTN

During the 13th FYP period, the annual grain output has stabilized at nearly 650 million tonnes for five consecutive years. /CGTN

China's Engel's coefficient, which measures the proportion of household income spent on food, fell from 30.6% in 2015 to 28.2% in 2019. /CGTN

China's GDP is expected to cross the 100-trillion-yuan mark in 2020 (about $15 trillion). /CGTN

China has built the world's longest high-speed railway, covering 95% of Chinese cities with a population of one million or more. /CGTN

55.75 million Chinese rural residents have been lifted out of poverty. /CGTN

More than 60 million new jobs were created in China's urban areas. /CGTN

Life expectancy in China has reached 77.3 years. /CGTN

China has built world's largest social security system, with basic medical insurance covering more than 1.3 billion people. /CGTN

The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its fifth plenary session in Beijing on October 29 with the release of a communique. 2020 is the final year of China's 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), and the communique highlighted its role in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. Here are some highlights of what China has achieved in the past five years. /CGTN

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