Participants at an international seminar in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region have praised China's successful campaign to eliminate extreme poverty, citing valuable lessons for developing countries seeking to improve livelihoods and accelerate modernization.
The seminar, themed "Path to Modernization: Takeaways from China's Theory and Practice in Poverty Alleviation," brought together political leaders, scholars, and policymakers from Asia, Africa, and Latin America to discuss China's approach to poverty reduction.
China's victory over absolute poverty has been hailed as a significant achievement, with over 800 million people lifted out of poverty over the past four decades, accounting for more than 70 percent of global poverty reduction.
The country's poverty alleviation efforts targeted 14 impoverished regions, 832 counties, and 128,000 villages, helping nearly 99 million rural residents escape extreme poverty by the end of 2020.
Strong political leadership, targeted poverty alleviation, massive infrastructure investments, and a coordinated national effort were cited as key factors contributing to China's success in poverty reduction.
Participants emphasized the importance of targeted poverty alleviation, a strategy that focuses resources on the poorest regions, counties, and households, and noted that China's approach could be replicated in other developing countries.
The seminar also highlighted China's rural revitalization program as a model for sustaining development gains after poverty eradication, with a focus on infrastructure development, education, and healthcare.
Delegates praised China's paired assistance program, which links more developed eastern regions with less-developed western provinces to accelerate development and reduce poverty.
Participants agreed that China's experience demonstrates the importance of combining economic growth with targeted interventions to ensure vulnerable populations are not left behind.
They called for stronger international cooperation in poverty alleviation, including initiatives such as infrastructure development, clean energy, food production, digital education, and tourism development.
The seminar was part of ongoing efforts to share China's development experience with countries across the Global South, with participants seeking to learn from China's success in poverty reduction and apply these lessons to their own development challenges.
