All 832 impoverished counties in China removed from poverty list - CGTN

China's last nine impoverished counties, all in southwest China's Guizhou Province, have eliminated absolute poverty, the provincial government announced Monday, meaning China has achieved the feat of removing all 832 counties previously listed as impoverished from the poverty list.

A villager displays kiwi fruit at an orchard in Bijie City, Guizhou Province, October 12, 2020. /CFP

A villager displays kiwi fruit at an orchard in Bijie City, Guizhou Province, October 12, 2020. /CFP

Landscape in Anshun City, Guizhou Province, October 25, 2020. /CFP

Landscape in Anshun City, Guizhou Province, October 25, 2020. /CFP

A family sits inside their new home in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, September 16, 2020. /CFP

A family sits inside their new home in Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, September 16, 2020. /CFP

New houses built for local farmers are pictured in Liangshan, Sichuan Province, July 16, 2020. /CFP

New houses built for local farmers are pictured in Liangshan, Sichuan Province, July 16, 2020. /CFP

Villagers displays mushrooms in northern China's Handan City, Hebei Province, November 18, 2020. /CFP

Villagers displays mushrooms in northern China's Handan City, Hebei Province, November 18, 2020. /CFP

Students study at a new school in northwest China's Zhongyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, September 11, 2020. /CFP

Students study at a new school in northwest China's Zhongyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, September 11, 2020. /CFP