China says it has met its deadline of eliminating poverty


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China on Monday claimed extreme poverty has been eliminated nationwide, the capstone of a Communist Party policy to reduce inequities in society, reported the W" onclick="javascript:window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,height=455,width=600');return false;" > Share China on Monday claimed extreme poverty has been eliminated nationwide, the capstone of a Communist Party policy to reduce inequities in society, reported the Wall Street Journal . Nine Chinese counties, all in the mountainous province of Guizhou, have recently been certified as poverty-free, officials said. They were the last counties to make it over a threshold China has set based on a matrix of indicators including income, health,...