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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Rural Issues

国新办:中国农村贫困人口10年减少6734万 (State Council Info Office: Rural Poverty Has Fallen by 67.34mil in Past Decade)
China News Service, November 16, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/1116/11/7IVQIH9600014JB6.html
Related information:
中国农村扶贫开发的新进展 (New Developments in China's Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas)
State Council Information Office, November 16, 2011
http://www.gov.cn/gzdt/2011-11/16/content_1994683.htm