Coupled with targeted antipoverty programs by the Government, the robust growth and the economic stability enabled the PRC to continue its commendable progress in reducing poverty. PRC has made remarkable progress in reducing absolute poverty. However, PRC s fight against poverty. Despite these commendable achievements, PRC s fight against poverty is far from over. The incidence of poverty in the interior provinces is much higher than that of national average, especially in the western parts of the country.
Poverty is multi-dimensional.
Roughly half of children in households at or below the absolute poverty line are at least mildly malnourished. Poor educational, health and nutritional status are intertwined with poverty. Education and health conditions in the poor areas and poor families are far below the national average. Urban unemployment and poverty which were largely nonexistent in the early 1990s, but are now emerging as new economic challenges.