国内英语资讯:China Focus: Xis Shanxi tour steps up war on poverty
<p><span word="TAIYUAN">TAIYUAN</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 24-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> 55.64 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, "<span word="abject">abject</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>" <span word="remains">remains</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frontline">frontline</span>.</p><p><span word="Abject">Abject</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="persists">persists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="bases">bases</span>, <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="border">border</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>, <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="MOUNTAIN">MOUNTAIN</span> <span word="TO">TO</span> <span word="CLIMB">CLIMB</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lyuliang">Lyuliang</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="staging">staging</span>-<span word="post">post</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Zhaojiawa">Zhaojiawa</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hillside">hillside</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="huts">huts</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kang">kang</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chat">chat</span>," <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Fuyou">Fuyou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="over">over</span> 70 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kang">kang</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="work">work</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drought">drought</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>? <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>. <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="out">out</span>?" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 7,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (1,024 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="about">about</span> 500 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="grain">grain</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> 92-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="married">married</span>.</p><p><span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>: "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="family">family</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="county">county</span>?"</p>
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