The Philippine Star

Two put their heads together to reduce poverty

- By LI HONGYANG and ZHANG LI

dChAinSaEm­ANay countries are geographic­ally close, culturally connected and share a common le ahrne d f rkom ea c h o thser’s alleviatio­n for years.”

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food sources for s perm whales, it is possible that it is also a key alleviatio­n for years.” hunting and breeding ground

In 2007 the two sides initiatedf­or the creatures, Li said. the forum to exchange new “As these whales are such China will establish a ChinaAssoc­iation practices in reducing povertyan essential part of a healthy of Southeast Asian and sharing expertise on waysmarine ecCohsyins­taeman, Nations poverty reduction topromoter­uraldevelo­pment.need to improve its policies expert base in the hope that Liu told of some of China’srelated to marine ecological these countries’ government­s, practices at the forum. protection to shield these research institutio­ns and “In China we have been valuable creatures and other internatio­nal organizati­ons increasing investment in talent undersea resources from can bring together more new cultivatio­n and technology tointrusiv­deehsutmin­ayn. aTchteivit­wieso.”have concepts and ideas, says develop specialty industries in Su c w o r in c lu d e Liu Huanxin, head of the areas that were recently liftedenha­necxipnegr­imenacrien­seobf ipoolovgey­rty National Rural Revitaliza­tion out of poverty. research in the South China Administra­tion. “We take an industrial boom Sea and establishi­ng a national

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