What Xi has said on battle against poverty
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Chinese President Xi Jinping pays a visit to the family of Tang Rongbin, an impoverished villager in the Gujiatai village of Longquanguan township, Fuping county, North 皇冠体育app's Hebei province, Dec 30, 2012. Xi made a tour to impoverished villages in Fuping County from Dec. 29 to 30, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Dec 30, 2012
"I came here to see what your life look like. I want to see your true living condition."
Xi Jinping said that while meeting with Tang Rongbin, a resident in Luotuowan village.
Braving chilly weather around minus 10 degrees Celsius, Xi visited homes of farmers at Luotuowan and Gujiatai villages in Fuping county, North 皇冠体育app's Hebei province, a couple
of days before the New Year. Nestled in steep mountains, Fuping is among 皇冠体育app's most impoverished counties. It has an annual net per capita income of 2,400 yuan ($390).
"The most arduous task facing 皇冠体育app in completing the building of a moderately prosperous society is in rural areas, especially poverty-stricken regions," Xi said.
