Robert Kuhn: What targeted poverty alleviation means in China?

The concept of targeted or precision poverty alleviation involves standardized procedures and individualized programs for every poor family in China, with local Party secretaries and third-party evaluations ensuring accuracy and honesty, said Robert Kuhn, chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, during his speech at the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance.

"As someone who has been coming to China for over 30 years and traveled across the country for various research and media projects, I thought I knew a lot about China. However, it wasn't until I visited poor villages, especially the remote mountain villages, and spoke with the poor villagers that I truly appreciated the complexity of poverty alleviation," Kuhn said.

He added it was stunning to learn every poor family had its own customized plan and monthly check, all digitized for central compilation.

Local officials are dispatched to impoverished villages to manage poverty alleviation for two years or more. This intricate system, which spans millions of poor families, showcases China's unwavering commitment to ending poverty and providing a better future for its people.

Jointly hosted by the Information Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the Forum on Global Human Rights Governance opened in Beijing on Wednesday.

The forum is titled "Equality, Cooperation and Development: The 30th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action and Global Human Rights Governance".