From Shibadong Village to UN Resolution
At the National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation Conference on February 25, 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping declared that "China, at the important moment of the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, has won an all-round victory in the fight against poverty with the joint efforts of the whole Party and people of all ethnic groups. All the 98.99 million rural people living under the current poverty line have been lifted out of poverty and all the 832 poverty-stricken counties and 128,000 poor villages have graduated from poverty."
"This is another great miracle in history!"
At the conference, Shibadong Village was awarded the National Role Model in Poverty Alleviation.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted that China's accomplishment is a significant contribution to realizing a better and more prosperous world as envisioned by the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
China's extraordinary achievement brings hope and provides inspiration to the entire international community.
China's contribution to humanity's fight against poverty provides courage, experience and strength for more people on this planet as they strive to shake off absolute poverty.
What has happened in China fully demonstrates that poverty is neither predestined nor invincible, the rights to subsistence and development are primary human rights, and the cause of poverty reduction is a noble pursuit that requires concrete action.
Standing at a new starting point, China will share its secret of success in poverty eradication with the rest of the world without reservation, and continue to work with other countries for the noble cause of peace and development.
