Xi Jinping vows to continue relief efforts to aid people’s livelihoods

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China has set an ambitious target to eliminate poverty in the next few years.

CCTV’s Hou Yun reports.

On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to continue relief efforts and reforms to improve people’s livelihoods by creating more jobs and providing support during the economic reforms.

Xi spoke after an inspection of a rural area in central China’s Anhui Province. He also reviewed a provincial government work report and urged the local authorities to intensify their supply-side structural reform to tackle the downward pressure on the economy.