Xi Jinping for poverty exit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for greater efforts to win the battle against poverty on time and realize the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects as scheduled.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the statement during an inspection tour to southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality from Monday to Wednesday.

During the inspection, Xi also presided over and delivered a speech at a symposium to address the problems concerning the basic living needs of rural poor populations and their access to compulsory education, basic medical services, and safe housing.

President Xi Jinping urged all-out efforts to achieve the goal of eliminating povertyin China within two years in his three-day inspection tour of Chongqing, which ended on Wednesday. #XiJinping http://bit.ly/2XnE18h