To achieve the target, China needs to bring more than 10 million people out of poverty every year, meaning nearly one million people per month or 20 people per minute9 million peoplhthVipe out of poverty each year" (Aug 29, 2017)China has set 2020 as the target year to complete the building of a "moderately prosperous society," which requires the eradication of poverty[Photo/Xinhua]Poverty reliefAn ambitious poverty reduction campaign is seeking to change this, ensuring by 2020 that no one is living in poverty - defined by the government as less than 2,300 yuan ($349) a yearFrom road building to subsihthVipdies, the central government has spent large amounts of money on poverty relief in places like LiangshanThe 19th Communist Party of China National Congress will convene in Beijing on Oct 18