Combined file photos taken on May 1, 2017 show the old mud-brick house (upper) and the new house (lower) of Yang Guangxue's family in the Chushuiqing Village in Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. In 2016, Chushuiqing villagers moved from the mud-brick houses they lived for years into newly built houses with the help of local government. China has pledged to lift another 10 million people out of poverty in its rural areas in 2018. The ambitious call for action demonstrates the country's earnest efforts to eliminate poverty, after more than 68 million people have been lifted out of poverty over the past five years. Through nearly 40 years of reform and opening-up, against the existing rural poverty standards, China has lifted 700 million people out of poverty, accounting for over 70 percent of the global poverty reduction accomplishments. The successful achievements China has made in poverty alleviation have not only promoted the development of its own human rights endeavor, but also greatly contributed to that of the international community. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)
