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The article focuses on the rural revitalization efforts of China to enhance prosperity in its countryside, after achieving its historic target of eliminating absolute poverty. It highlights that China achieved the poverty reduction goal of the United Nation 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule. It also notes the importance of policies issued by the government for the transition from poverty reduction to rural revitalization in the village of Luotuowan.

The article details how the Chinese government is implementing its poverty alleviation program and solving the poverty problem in rural China. Topics covered include statistics which show how China has steadily increased investment in roads, power grids, water supply, Internet connectivity and other infrastructure, the policies and programs that China has introduced to provide a safety net for low-income families and the sustainable results from poverty alleviation through employment.

The article discusses the comments made by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang while delivering a government work report at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress on March 5, 2018 on the social and economic development of China and its people. Topics include how China has also been affected by the trend of reverse globalization and the international financial crisis and statistics on China's Gross Domestic Product and poverty levels.

The article presents a special report on the industrial development in rural parts of China to eliminate poverty and reduce the urban-rural gap through development. Details of the reports includes rural reform programs initiated by the Chinese government, along with the availability of public services to rural residents.

The article discusses role of Chinese government in reducing poverty. Topics include tour of President Xi Jinping to Fuping, an impoverished county in Hebei Province, the concept of targeted poverty alleviation brought by Xi, release of statement entitled "Decision to Win the Battle Against Poverty" by Communist Party of China (CPC) in promoting policies on poverty relief.

The article focuses on China's goal in the 2016-2020 period which to build the country into a society of moderate prosperity in all respects. Topics include modernization objectives such as eliminating rural and regional poverty, improvement in the overall quality of the population, and achieving overall improvement in environmental quality, balancing the relationship between economic development and environmental protection, and need for coping with the current economic slowdown.

The article discusses the announcement of China regarding its goal on eradicating the poverty and China President Xi Jinping emphasizes the efforts should be devoted in solving concrete problems and accurate report of the results. Topics mention including aiming for poverty alleviation, lifting poor people out of the poverty by 2020 and assisting the poor people with policy support and occupational training.

The elimination of poverty is a common goal of human society and a challenge facing the entire world. China's 40 years of reform and opening-up have helped over 700 million people shake off poverty. Over the past five years, decisive progress has been made in the fight against poverty with more than 60 million people lifted out of it and the poverty headcount ratio dropping to less than four percent from 10.2 percent. In the next two years, China will bid farewell to absolute poverty as it aims to attain the goal of becoming a moderately prosperous society in all respects. World Bank President Kim Yong Jim lauded China's poverty alleviation efforts as one of the greatest stories in human history. Currently there are still 700 million people living in extreme poverty in the world. China's experience in poverty reduction has naturally drawn lots of global attention. With that in consideration, China Today has set up the column “Targeted Poverty Alleviation" to share Chinese stories, experiences, and practices in this field with our readers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the social and economic development of China and its people and how China has transformed from being an impoverished country to an important economic center for the world economy. Topics include the leadership of Chinese President Xi Jinping in steering China through various challenges towards economic prosperity and how China is taking the lead in the world in the field of economic development and resolving international disputes.

The article discusses green agriculture and possibilities of poverty removal with the help of green farming citing the example of the green farmer Zhou Jing who established the company Fuzhou Longxin Ecological Breeding Co., Ltd. It also discusses her fervent wish to change the international image on agricultural products of China, including targeted efforts of her company to alleviate poverty through unified supply chain, feed supply, and vaccination for the chickens of green farmers.

The article discusses the manner in which poverty was eradicated in Tangyue Village, located in Anshun City, Guizhou Province, China. Topics include how the village set up a livestock and poultry breeding team and an agricultural production team as part of integrated planning and how rural property rights reforms like forest management rights and collective ownership of land contribute to reducing poverty in Tangyue Village.

The article discusses the issue of poverty in the Jinggangshan City of China and the social conditions of the place. Particular focus is given to the role of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development of China. Also included are the low-income households, government subsidies, and the use of electronic commerce.

The article presents the views of Vincent Martin, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in China, on the contributions of China in reducing poverty. Topics discussed include initiating a new campaign by China to eradicate poverty, the role of FAO and its collaboration with the Chinese government and mentions the benefit of the Belt and Road Initiative.

An interview with Bert Hofman, World Bank Country Director for China, Mongolia and Korea, is presented. He discusses about the economic transformation seen in China due to the partnership between China and World Bank. He talks about contribution of China for alleviation of worldwide poverty and economy of China becoming market based as significances of cooperation of China with World Bank. He talks about proposal of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) by the government of China.

The article reports on industrial development as the Chinese government's key focus in poverty alleviation.

The article discusses China's efforts to eradicate poverty from the country. President Xi Jinping has often called people of China for stimulating enthusiasm and endogenous impetus among the poor to eradicate poverty as, the fight against poverty requires changing attitudes and improving the level of education. China has shown its determination in establishing stable and long-term poverty eradication mechanisms.

The article offers information on a session of the 2017 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum focusing on child poverty held in China in 2017. Topics discussed include the statistics from UNICEF about child poverty in China, the discussion on Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers in Hubei Province of China at the session, and the views of Zhao Qi, Education officer of UNICEF China, at the session. Also mentioned are China's efforts for poverty reduction.

The article informs that reducing poverty and inequality are two important socio-economic policy objectives for most countries. However, in China's case, poverty reduction goes together with an increase in income inequality for at least the past 20 years. The article adds that the immediate reason underlying the mismatched change in poverty reduction and income inequality in rural China.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "China set to Hit Target of Eliminating Poverty" in the January 2017 issue, "Innovation Shapes a Better Future" in the October 2016 issue, and the layout and content of the periodical "China Today."

The article highlights the poverty relief efforts of China in accordance to the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target of halving the proportion of the population living in poverty. Data provided shows China's economic development and poverty reduction achievements. It reports the Chinese government's investment in infrastructure improvements and project developments in poverty-stricken areas to boost local economy, as well as its sustainable development initiatives.

The article reports on the five-year plan released by the China's Ministry of Transport to alleviate poverty by investing in the construction of expressways, highways and country roads in less developed regions from 2016 to 2020.