Homeless people are seen on a cold winter night near Beijing South Railway Station in Beijing, China, January 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Some 12.4 million people in China were brought above the poverty line in 2016, in part due to more than 230 billion yuan ($33.5 billion) earmarked to help fight poverty, the state news agency Xinhua said late on Tuesday, quoting official statistics.
China has said it aims to reduce by at least 10 million annually the number of people living in poverty - which it defines as those with less than 2,300 yuan in annual income - and eradicate poverty by 2020.
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