The National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation Conference was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of February 25, 2021. Premier Li Keqiang announced the start of the meeting. Afterwards, Wang Yang, the Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, read out the "Decision of the CCP Central Committee and the State Council on Awarding the Honorary Title of National Poverty Alleviation Model".[1][2] The decision mentioned that "after eight years of continuous struggle, poverty alleviation has achieved a comprehensive victory. Under the current standards, nearly 100 million rural poor people have all been lifted out of poverty, all poor counties have been lifted out of poverty, and the absolute poverty problem that has plagued the Chinese nation for thousands of years has been historically solved." "The honorary title of "National Poverty Alleviation Model" was awarded to 10 comrades including Mao Xianglin and 10 collectives including the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm in Hebei Province." Xi Jinping presented awards to the winners of the honorary title of National Poverty Alleviation Model.[3]
Wang Yang read out the "Decision of the CCP Central Committee and the State Council on Commending Advanced Individuals and Groups in the National Poverty Alleviation Campaign", awarding the title of "National Advanced Individual in the National Poverty Alleviation Campaign" to 1,981 people including Compaly; and awarding the title of "National Advanced Group in the National Poverty Alleviation Campaign" to 1,501 groups including Beijing Shounong Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.[4] Xi and others presented awards to representatives of the commended advanced individuals and groups in the national poverty alleviation campaign.[5] After the award ceremony, Xi delivered a keynote speech, listing the achievements of the poverty alleviation campaign,[6] including the construction of roads, railways, power supply, Internet, housing and other aspects.[7] He also commemorated the more than 1,800 people who died in the poverty alleviation campaign and praised their efforts and contributions. He also explained the funds used in the poverty alleviation campaign.[8][9]