2026.02.23 20:41 GMT+8

5 years after China ended extreme poverty: what happened?

Updated 2026.02.23 20:41 GMT+8
CGTN

China is marking five years since declaring victory in the fight against extreme poverty. On February 25, 2021, President Xi Jinping announced that the country had lifted the last 100 million people out of extreme poverty. How did China achieve such a feat, and what has happened since?

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