China declared the "end of poverty" in China this year. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56194622 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56194622

China declared the "end of poverty" in China this year. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56194622 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-56194622 This was 40 year program initiated by the pragmatist Deng Xiaoping, when 800,000 lived in poverty. Poverty is defined as making ten Chinese dollars a day, or about US$1.60.