Achievements of the PRC in Poverty Reduction under Xi Jinping’s Leadership, Including Measures to Reduce Poverty and Initiatives to Prevent Its Return
By the time Xi Jinping assumed leadership, China had already largely overcome poverty for the majority of its population, but poverty persisted in certain regions, necessitating new approaches from the country’s leadership. The most affected areas were remote mountainous and desert regions far from the coast, characterized by a harsh continental climate.

