Editor's Note: On May 27, the 2026 Global Poverty Reduction and Development Forum was held in Beijing. At the forum's opening ceremony, the Global Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Development was officially launched. The partnership, jointly initiated by China, 53 other countries and nine international organizations, marks a ...
In the 22nd article of the "Scholars' Perspectives" column, Li Xiaoyun, chair professor of China Agricultural University, shares with the Global Times his insights on the importance of rural modernization, as well as its domestic and international significance.
China's practices prove that poverty is not an inevitable fate of rural areas. With the right vision, scientific methodologies and long-term commitment, even the most underdeveloped rural regions can become vibrant hubs of prosperity.
In the 24th article of the "Readers' Reflections" column, Global Times (GT) talked to Arkebe Oqubay, a British Academy Global Professor at SOAS University of London and former Senior Minister and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, to get his insight on China's historic poverty reduction ...
We visited Shibadong village in Huayuan county, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Central China's Hunan Province, where the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation" was first put forward, to hear villagers and industrial leaders who personally experienced the fight against poverty and the exploration of rural revitalization tell ...
