Beijing: For Jeffrey Sachs, one of the world’s leading experts in the fight against poverty, China’s declaration of “complete victory” in eradicating extreme poverty should inspire the whole world.
President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday the victory at a gathering in Beijing to mark the country’s achievements in poverty reduction and honour its model poverty fighters.
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