Xi Jinping Declares China Created "Human Miracle" Of Eliminating Extreme Poverty

Thursday, 25 February 2021Newsdesk

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the "human miracle" of eliminating extreme poverty, though questions continue to surround the Communist Party's criteria for making the claim.

New Delhi, 25 February 2021

In a glitzy ceremony in Beijing, President Jinping bestowed medals on officials from rural communities, some wearing traditional ethnic-minority attire, and promised to share this "Chinese example" with other developing nations. "No other country can lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in such a short time," President Jinping said. "A human miracle has been created that will go down in history." China last year claimed it had achieved its long-trumpeted goal of lifting all of its people above a poverty line of $2.30 in daily income. That is slightly above the World Bank's lowest threshold of $1.90, but below what is recommended for higher income countries.

Source - NDTV