How China identified 98.99 million impoverished people in a population of 1.4 billion

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How China identified 98.99 million impoverished people in a population of 1.4 billion​

 

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China's war on absolute poverty: Targeted poverty alleviation​

Around 832 poor counties, 128,000 poor villages and nearly 100 million poor people. That was the reality China faced in late 2012. To build a moderately prosperous society, China had to win the war against absolute poverty. Being pragmatic, mindful of local conditions and attentive to details, that's what targeted poverty alleviation entails.