China removes all remaining counties from poverty list

In this combo photo, the upper part taken by Yang Wenbin on March 31, 2020 shows villagers walking on the new road of Zhenyou Village and the lower part provided by Guizhou Bridge Construction Group shows its previous look on Dec. 3, 2016, in Congjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China has achieved the feat of removing all remaining counties from the country's poverty list. The last nine impoverished counties, all in southwest China's Guizhou Province, have eliminated absolute poverty, the provincial government announced on Monday. This means that all 832 registered poor counties in China have shaken off poverty. (Xinhua)