--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies

Chinese Gov't Plans to Resettle Nation's Poor
The Chinese government is facing an uphill battle to relocate more than 7 million destitute rural residents from inhospitable terrain as part of its effort to eliminate poverty, reported Wednesday's China Daily.

Researchers on rural issues said the relocation of needy farmers would prove a major challenge for the government.

In the past decade, more than 2.7 million people have moved to new areas under a government resettlement program. Over 90 percentof them describe their new life as "satisfactory", latest statistics show.

Since 1986, China's banks have extended special loans totaling up to 125 billion yuan (15 billion US dollars) to poor farmers.

Most provincial governments have developed relocation plans forneedy farmers, said the paper.

(Xinhua News Agency May 21, 2003)

China to Step up Anti-poverty Drive
Curbing Poverty: A Long-term Mission in China
China Expands Aid to Urban Poor
Vice-Premier Calls for Increased Anti-Poverty Efforts
Beijing Vows to Help Rural Poor
WB Urged to Aid Anti-poverty Projects in Western China
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688