China declares a "complete victory" in the fight against poverty

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared a "complete victory" in the fight against poverty through joint efforts from all ethnic groups while addressing a grand gathering held in Beijing, Feb. 25, 2021 to mark the country's accomplishments in poverty alleviation and award its model poverty fighters.

Over the past eight years, China has lifted 98.99 million poor rural residents under the current poverty line out of poverty, with 832 impoverished counties and 128,000 poor villages removed from the poverty list.