Highlights of news conference on poverty alleviation

Standards for being lifted out of poverty

The number of people in absolute poverty in counties and villages should be less than 2 percent in the country's central region and 3 percent in the western region.

Family income should be about 4,000 yuan ($596.16) a year by 2020. They won't have to worry about food and clothing. Basic medical care, compulsory education and housing are guaranteed.

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