Local miracle, global impact
China shares diigital economy and other creative poverty reduction methods with developing countries
China’s full- fledged poverty reduction campaign created a world miracle which has not only benefited millions of Chinese people, but also exerted a positive influence on other developing countries, as many have either received support or taken reference from China’s successful practices.
Selling local specialties on China’s livestreaming apps, receiving job trainings and taking classes as well as field trips to China’s villages once fraught in poverty, a flurry of foreign officials and ordinary citizens in developing countries including Ethiopia, Laos and Rwanda have seen themselves connected to the poverty alleviation campaign in China.
“China integrated the online market and livestreaming sales into its poverty alleviation strategy, which is an admirable achievement,” Dr. Genet Teshome, deputy chief of mission at the Ethiopian Embassy to China, told the Global Times.
“The Ethiopian government is also giving attention to the digital economy. Ethiopia can learn more from China’s experience on how to use digital economy to promote poverty reduction and adapt that experience to Ethiopia’s domestic situation,” said the diplomat, who participated in a livestreaming sales activity in Beijing earlier this month.
Observers noted that instead of providing direct funds, Chinese governments at all levels, companies and NGOs are now actively contributing to the global battle against poverty through more creative and practical means, including making use of digital economy and organizing seminars to share experiences.