2015年CRI Xi Pledges Strong Support to Eradicate Poverty in China by 2020

 

Chinese President Xi Jinping has set himself an ambitious target.

He wants to lift all 70 million people living in less than a dollar a day out of poverty within the next five years.

That is roughly a million people coming out of poverty every month –on average- according to the state council.

President Xi says poverty eradication¹ will be a top priority in China's next five-year plan.

"A well-off society is for all the people in China, no one should be left behind. Over next five years, we will lift all its current 70 million living beneath the poverty line to safety, which is an important step in implementing² development agenda after 2015."

New proposals for fighting poverty in China includes setting up free vocational schools, improving rural health services and infrastructure³ and making providing more financing options for new businesses.

China has made great strides in fighting poverty in the past decades.

The country has managed to lift more than 600 million people above the poverty line, just in the past 15 years.

This accounts for almost 70 percent of those brought out of poverty worldwide in the same period.

China is now taking a front seat in the global drive to get rid of poverty.

President Xi pledged two billion U.S. dollars to the south-south cooperation fund for poverty reduction during his recent visit to the UN.

The Chinese president is urging all nations to work together to eliminate global poverty in the next 15 years.

"Eliminating poverty is a common mission for all human beings. China is dedicated⁴ to eliminating its own poverty. In the meantime, it has actively⁵ conducted South-South cooperation. (China) has provided aid without any political conditions attached and especially helped the least developed countries to eliminate poverty."

The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty falls on Saturday. October 17th has also been designated as China's National Poverty Alleviation⁶ Day.

President Xi says that several development initiatives led by China aims to create of a fair and inclusive global economic and financial system that can promote global growth.

"The reason that China proposed to jointly⁷ build the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime⁸ Silk Road, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, as well as the design of Silk Road Fund, is to support developing countries in interconnection construction of infrastructure, support them improve the self-development ability, and better integrate in global supply chain, industry chain, and value chain, to input⁹ new energy into the international global poverty alleviation."

The World Bank says one in ten people are still live in extreme poverty. But this is a big improvement compared to 1990, when every third person was in poverty.

For CRI I'm Poornima Weerasekara

1 eradication   

n.根除

参考例句：

• The eradication of an established infestation is not easy. 根除昆虫蔓延是不容易的。
• This is often required for intelligent control and eradication. 这经常需要灵巧的控制与消除。

2 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

5 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

6 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

7 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

8 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

9 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。