6.8 cr people lifted out of poverty in China in last 5 yrs
China has lifted 6.8 crore people out of poverty in the past five years, a government report has revealed. The State Council Leading Group of Poverty Alleviation and Development said that China's poverty rate had dropped from 10.2% in 2012 to 3.1% in 2017. China aims to eliminate absolute poverty in the country by 2020.