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China achieves 2019 anti-poverty target

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People go sightseeing in a terraced field in Shexiang ancient town in Dafang County of Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 16, 2019. Shexiang ancient town is a relocation area for residents living in impoverished regions with no sustainable conditions. Local government preserves the natural elements during planning and construction. In the center of the town, a total of 12 hectares of terraced fields, covered with ornamental plants, are built up to create a good environment for the people. [Xinhua]

China has achieved its annual poverty reduction target for 2019, the country's national anti-poverty work conference said.

Over 10 million people are estimated to have been lifted out of poverty in 2019, while some 340 counties have rid themselves of the label of being impoverished, the meeting said.

The registered poor population in the country's poorest areas shrank from 2018's 1.72 million to about 430,000 by end-2019.

The meeting called for enhanced efforts to lift the entire population out of poverty by the end of 2020.

The monitoring mechanism will be improved to avoid the return of poverty, while poverty alleviation via consumption and entrepreneurship will be encouraged, the meeting said.

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