China’s April 2021 poverty-alleviation white paper reports the elimination of rural absolute poverty under the national standard by the end of 2020.
Source and scope#
This is an attributed official account with a defined rural standard and reference period. It does not mean that every form of financial hardship or relative poverty disappeared.
Checking a comparison#
When comparing a second study, record the poverty line, price basis, geography and year. Distinguish people below a threshold, households covered by a programme and changes over time. Do not combine unlike measures into a fabricated total.
Using this introduction#
These are editorial questions for reading evidence. Dates and statistical definitions are retained; historical figures are not silently converted into current conditions.
Source#
Dated institutional reference.
White paper section on rural poverty and the current threshold.