国内英语资讯:Scholar shares in Geneva Chinas experiences in poverty reduction
<p><span word="GENEVA">GENEVA</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 25-- <span word="Poverty">Poverty</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="miracle">miracle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lifting">lifting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 700 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="absolute">absolute</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="vocational">vocational</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Shang">Shang</span> <span word="Haiming">Haiming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> 41<span word="st">st</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Rights">Rights</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p><span word="Basic">Basic</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eliminate">eliminate</span> <span word="illiteracy">illiteracy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="alleviation">alleviation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Shang">Shang</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="illiteracy">illiteracy</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="before">before</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1949, <span word="Shang">Shang</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 540 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="illiterate">illiterate</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="over">over</span> 95 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Thanks">Thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literacy">literacy</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="illiterate">illiterate</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="from">from</span> 432 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> 55 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4.08 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="by">by</span> 2010, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="from">from</span> 540 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949 <span word="to">to</span> 1.34 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fundamentally">fundamentally</span> <span word="elevated">elevated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>.</p>
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