|
BEIJING, Aug. 31-- Xinhua News Agency Thursday published the full text of remarks made by Chinese President Xi Jinping when presiding over a symposium on poverty relief held in north China's Shanxi Province on June 23. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, reiterated the need for joint efforts and precise measures to eradicate extreme poverty. Areas suffering from abject poverty face the toughest job in poverty alleviation, Xi said. There must be better support and more effective measures, Xi told the symposium. China has set a target to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020, including complete eradication of poverty. The task becomes more difficult as the process nears its end. "As long as we pay great attention, think correctly, take effective measures and work in a down-to-earth way, abject poverty is absolutely conquerable," Xi said. Xi raised a series of requirements on advancing the poverty alleviation effort in areas plagued by extreme poverty. He said these areas must also meet the national target on eradicating poverty by 2020. Meanwhile, they need to be realistic in setting goals. Local governments should take the lead in poverty relief with financial capital playing a coordinating role, Xi said, noting that newly added poverty relief funds will primarily be used in the most impoverished areas. | 
