Laos and China cooperate to enhance poverty reduction capacity with hard, soft methods


VIENTIANE, Sept. 19 (Xinhua): "Learning from to China's poverty reduction experience, we did not simply bring money and project here like blood transfusion, but have been carrying out more effective and sustainable 'hematopoietic poverty alleviation' in the project villages," Fan Xining, a Chinese director told Xinhua in northern Laos' hilly Ban Xor village.

"Hard methods" like building the visible roads, bridges, greenhouses and schools as well as "soft methods" to support the project like training, visits and exchanges were also included, Fan said.

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