China has set 2020 as the target year to complete the building of a "moderately prosperous society," which requires the eradication of povertyAbout 775,000 officials have been sent to impoverished areas for poverty relief work, said the report八方体育网页版91 million people out of poverty each year from 2012 to 2016, according to a report from the State Council on TuesdayTo 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 pe八方体育网页版ople out of poverty each year" (Aug 29, 2017)[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 year