What does the requirement of poverty-stricken counties in China mean?

National poverty-stricken counties, also known as national key poverty alleviation counties or poverty-stricken counties, are a standard for the state to help poor areas.

There are 485 poverty-stricken counties in China (including county-level administrative units, banners and county-level cities). In order to support poverty-stricken areas, the state has established national standards for poverty-stricken counties. The qualification has been recognized by the Office of the Leading Group for Poverty Alleviation and Development of the State Council, and has been examined and approved for three times. Ethnic minority autonomous areas have different evaluation criteria, and they are called national key poverty alleviation counties in ethnic minority autonomous areas.

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