Contents China Makes Active Contribution to World Poverty Reduction (Preface One) 1 Chinese Wisdom for Ending Poverty (Preface Two) 5 Introduction China Has Successfully Embarked on a Distinctive Path of Development-Oriented Poverty Alleviation It Is the Unremitting Pursuit of the CPC to Lead the People out of Poverty and Achieve Prosperity 3 Decisive Progress Has Been Made in Battles Against Poverty Alleviation Since the 18th CPC National Congress 6 It Is of Great Significance to Fight Poverty with Targeted Poverty Alleviation Measures 10 Chapter I Characteristics of Poverty Alleviation in China for the New EraGuidelines for Poverty Alleviation 17 The Evolution of Major Contradictions in the Society and theFight against Poverty 22Build a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects andPoverty Alleviation 25New Development Concepts and Poverty Alleviation 31 Basic Blueprint for Poverty Alleviation 38Chapter II Main Paths for Poverty Alleviation in ChinaStrengthening Infrastructure Development of Poverty-StrickenAreas 47Strengthening Environmental Protection in Poverty-StrickenAreas 54Promoting the Development of Feature Industries in Poverty-Stricken Areas 68Prioritizing Support to the Development of Special Poor Areas 81 Improving Poor People’s Sense of Gains 88Chapter III Precision Holding the Key of Poverty AlleviationSolving the Problem of “Who Are the Targets of PovertyAlleviation” 105Answering the Question of “Who Are in Charge of PovertyAlleviation” 108How to Alleviate Poverty 118 How to Make Sure the Poor People Are Truly out of Poverty 126Chapter IV Five Experiences in China’s Poverty AlleviationStrengthening Leadership Is Fundamental 133 Grasping Precision Is Essence 138 Increasing Investment Is Guarantee 147 Participation of All Parties Is Synergy 153 Mass Participation Is the Foundation 159Chapter V China’s Poverty Eradication Campaign Aims to Avoid a Number of ProblemsPrevention of Falling Back into Poverty 171 Prevention of Formalism and Bureaucracy in Poverty Alleviation 179 Overcoming the Problem of Poverty Alleviation withoutFostering Aspirations 185The Significance of Party Branch Building 190Chapter VI Significance and Insights of China’s Poverty AlleviationImportant Significance of China’s Poverty Alleviation 197 Insights of China’s Experience in Poverty Reduction to theWorld 204International Cooperation on Addressing PovertyReduction 215 Appendix Typical Cases of Poverty Alleviation in China Case 1 Staying True to the Mission and Taking the Lead in Poverty Alleviation: Poverty Alleviation in Lankao County, Henan Province 227 Case 2 Actively Innovating Poverty Alleviation Model: “A Slow Sparrow Making an Early Start” for Chixi Village, Ningde City, Fujian Province 232 Case 3 Improvement of the Targeted Poverty Alleviation Mechanism: “First Livelihood Project” of Guizhou Province 237 Case 4 Exploration of New Ideas for Poverty Alleviation: “E-Commerce Poverty Alleviation” in Qishui Township, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province 241 Case 5 Poverty Alleviation and Development through Combination of Agriculture and Tourism: “Green Rise” of Maochangwu Village, Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 245 Case 6 Technology Empowering Poverty Alleviation: “Technology Advancing into the Dabie Mountains” in Yingshan County, Hubei Province 249 Case 7 Counterpart Support in poverty alleviation between Rich and Poor Areas: “Poverty Alleviation through East-West Cooperation” between Shanghai and Yunnan 252 Case 8 Synchronous Relocation and Poverty Alleviation: “Moving into a New World” in Xiushui County, Jiangxi Province 256 Case 9 Dedication to Practical Poverty Alleviation: The Path to Poverty Alleviation and Innovation in the Ethnic Minority Communities in Leshan City, Sichuan Province 261 Appendix: Reference Table of US Dollar Exchange Rate against RMB (1949-2019) 269 Epilogue 271