China’s White Paper on Poverty Alleviation Triggers Doubts About the Real Situation

China’s White Paper on Poverty Alleviation Triggers Doubts About the Real Situation
Farmer Liu Qingyou at his residence in Baojing County, in central China's Hunan Province on Jan. 12, 2021. Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images
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On Sept. 28, the Chinese regime issued a white paper on poverty elimination in China, claiming that Party leader Xi Jinping, “has personally planned, led, and endeavored to build a moderately prosperous society.”

The document followed Xi’s public announcements in February and July proclaiming that China has achieved “a complete victory” to end rural poverty in China and that Chinese society is “universally, moderately prosperous,” according to state-run media Xinhua News.