Xi Puts His Personal Stamp on China’s Fight Against Poverty
- Some 10 million lifted out of poverty every year, leader says
- Focus on president comes as Communist Party pushes Xi Thought
Xi Jinping in Beijing on Feb. 22. Xi has made fighting poverty one of his main goals since becoming leader of the ruling Communist Party in late 2012.
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President Xi Jinping led a ceremony highlighting Beijing’s efforts to end extreme poverty, the Chinese leader’s latest push to use the historic achievement to consolidate power before his second term ends.