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Ambassador Ni Jian to the United Arab Emirates published a signed article in the Gulf Times on China’s overall victory in poverty alleviation.
On March 9, 2021, Ni Jian, the Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, published a signed article titled “Creating the” Chinese Miracle “in the History of Human Poverty Reduction” in the Gulf Times, major media outlets. communication from the United Arab Emirates. The full text is as follows:
In the last 2020, the world has gone through a double test of a century of great change and a new pandemic of coronary pneumonia. In this context, China has completed the task of poverty alleviation in the new era as planned. By current standards, all poor rural dwellers have been lifted out of poverty and all poor counties have been beheaded. Absolute poverty and general regional poverty have Almost 100 million poor people have been lifted out of poverty, 10 years earlier than expected. They met the UN poverty reduction target in 2012, contributing up to 70% of global poverty reduction. China’s achievements can be considered a miracle in the history of reducing human poverty for thousands of years, and are nothing less than a splash of color for the world in humanity’s darkest time.
Poverty is a chronic disease of human society. Getting rid of poverty is the dream of the Chinese people. Chinese President Xi Jinping once said, “For more than 40 years, I have worked in counties, cities, provinces, and the central government of China. Poverty alleviation has always been an important factor in my work. A the most “. The poverty alleviation work carried out for more than 40 years is not only a summary of Xi Jinping’s personal poverty alleviation experience, but also a common thread in the working lives of countless Chinese officials at all levels. China’s dedication to poverty reduction has been one day at a time for decades. I worked in Hotan, the southern tip of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from 2002 to 2005. This historic city, known for its rich jade, was one of the poorest areas in China. Lifting people out of poverty as quickly as possible and leading healthy and prosperous lives is a problem that I and other local leaders are thinking about and working hard to solve every day. In the past ten years, in an instant, thanks to the tireless efforts of several generations to aid Xinjiang and poverty alleviation cadres, the poverty-stricken areas in Xinjiang, including the Hotan area, have been pulled out of the poverty. With the historic solution to the problem of absolute poverty, the social economy and standard of living of the Xinjiang population have reached a new level, and the legitimate rights and interests of people of all ethnic groups have been further protected. effective. From 2014 to 2019, Xinjiang’s GDP grew at an average annual rate of 7.2% and the per capita disposable income of residents grew at an average annual rate of 9.1%. From 2010 to 2018, the Uyghur population in Xinjiang increased from 10.17115 million to 12.7184 million, an increase of 2.5469 million or 25.04%.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China has placed poverty alleviation in a prominent position in its government, and has taken many original and unique initiatives, and has organized and implemented the largest poverty alleviation campaign. and strong in the history of mankind. In the past eight years, China has explored the formation of a poverty alleviation intervention system for different types of poverty and covering all poor groups; has invested heavily in building infrastructure in poverty-stricken areas, continuously improved the rural social safety net, established the bottom line of protecting people’s livelihoods, and established a system for reducing poverty and specific poverty alleviation. Highlighted by the National Poverty Reduction Framework. At the same time, China’s strategy of integrating poverty alleviation with ecological and environmental protection and cultural development has created a new pattern for poverty alleviation and development sustainability. UN Secretary General Guterres noted that the specific poverty alleviation strategy is the only way to help the poor and achieve the ambitious goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. China’s experience can provide useful lessons for other developing countries.
As the world’s largest developing country, China actively pursues international cooperation on poverty reduction, fulfills its international responsibilities for poverty reduction, provides assistance to developing countries within its capacity, and is an active advocate and powerful advocate for the cause of poverty reduction in the country. world. China continues to deepen the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” initiative with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. According to the World Bank report, the “Belt and Road Initiative” is expected to help 7.6 million people out of extreme poverty and 32 million people out of moderate poverty. The UAE also holds the flag of humanitarianism high and has provided tens of billions of dollars in aid to Yemen, Africa and elsewhere over the years. Calculated according to the share of foreign aid in national income, the United Arab Emirates has for many years remained the largest official development aid country in the world. The UAE has attracted more than 8 million foreign workers to work in Afghanistan, lifting millions of families from different countries out of poverty. The United Arab Emirates and China have also continued to help developing countries improve their capacity development through multilateral and bilateral channels and facilitate international cooperation on poverty reduction. China and the United Arab Emirates have jointly made great contributions to the cause of reducing poverty for humanity.
President Xi Jinping noted, “Poverty alleviation is not the end, but the starting point for a new life and a new struggle.” Heading into the new year, the new corona epidemic has brought serious challenges to global poverty reduction. It is for the countries to strengthen cooperation in the fight against the epidemic and poverty reduction. The most powerful weapon to deal with crises. While winning its own battle against poverty, China will always be committed to working with the international community, including the United Arab Emirates, to jointly advance the international process of poverty reduction and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and to work together to build a better world. of poverty and shared prosperity.
