President sets goal of assisting 30 million people within 3 yearsPresident Xi Jinping has called on boosting the quality of poverty relief efforts as the country targets 30 million more people it plans to lift out of poverty in the coming three years.The pressure on and difficulty of conducting relief missions are intense, as are the unsettled die-hard challenges they will face, Xi said at a symposium on Monday about poverty alleviation in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China.At the symposium, held during his just concluded inspection tour in the province, Xi listened to briefings on poverty relief by officials at various levels, according to an official release of the symposium issued on Wednesday.The symposium studied policies in the fight against poverty to be implemented during the next three years.Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, sent Spring Festival greetings to the public and officials working at the forefront of poverty alleviation.Steps should be taken to boost preparedness for various potential challenges at a time when problems such as bureaucracy and corruption still exist, Xi said.A clear mind is needed to understand the difficulties ahead to win the war against poverty. One also is needed to realize the urgency in identifying and resolving demanding issues, Xi said.Efforts to fight poverty must be maintained and the quality of poverty relief missions should be improved even as their aim targets the poorest areas to ensure substantial progress is made, Xi said.The president put forward eight detailed requirements on the relief missions.Officials, particularly high-ranking local leaders, should enhance poverty relief efforts and departments involved at the central level should research and formulate an action plan for the poverty fight, map out the timeline and roadmap for the fight over the coming three years and offer effective guidance, Xi said.Goals and standards should be fulfilled to ensure all people living in poverty gain a better living standard by 2020, effectively eliminated poverty from all poor counties, Xi said.The system for managing nationwide poverty relief missions should be reinforced and the assessment and evaluation procedures should constantly be improved in accordance with the progressing relief missions, Xi said.Precision by the missions should be further improved and the management of funds should be perfected to make the relief missions transparent and clean, Xi said.Discipline and supervision should be stepped up to tackle demanding issues such as irregular use of funds. Officials involved at various levels should be trained to master the ways to eradicate poverty and improve their capabilities in handling challenges during the poverty fight, Xi said.Also, efforts should be geared up to better inspire the impoverished population and motivate and encourage them to fight poverty, Xi said.In his review of the country's poverty relief missions, Xi said the fight against poverty enjoys unprecedented strength, scale and influence. He said it has achieved decisive progress.Systems have been built regarding areas such as responsibilities, policies, funds and experts, supervision and assessment, Xi said.A system of Chinese characteristics for eliminating poverty has been established to offer effective institutional guarantees for poverty relief and to offer Chinese wisdom and solutions for global relief efforts, Xi saidThe major experiences China has acquired include upholding the leadership by the CPC, ensuring precision, increasing investment, involving social participation, conducting stringent checks and motivating the poor residents, Xi said.Such experiences should be further updated and developed in the long run, Xi said. custom made bracelets for hersilicone wristbandwholesale custom wristbandscolor filled wristbandcustom id bracelets
Military expects exam will improve skills, increase combat readinessMore than 200 major generals of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force simultaneously took part in a recent examination held across the nation, marking the Ground Force's first large-scale test of its high-ranking commanders.The examination was arranged by the Ground Force headquarters and was held earlier this month in seven locations - Beijing, Fuzhou, Nanning, Lanzhou, Jinan, Urumqi and Lhasa. The largest test site was at the Ground Force Academy of Armored Forces in Beijing with 52 examinees, according to a statement from the Ground Force.Experts from PLA National Defense University and inspectors from the Ground Force's disciplinary committee supervised the examination.Participants were mostly made up of major generals and some senior colonels - commanding officers from departments under the Ground Force headquarters, academies, schools, regional branches and training and test bases.The examination was designed to check and hone the generals' capabilities in organizing training and commanding their troops. The results will be taken into consideration when it comes to promotion or commendation, the statement said. It added that the Ground Force wanted to use this examination to strengthen the notion that commanding officers must take the lead in combat readiness training.Lu Chuangang, assistant to the Ground Force's chief of staff, said the examination's content included theory, strategy and command skills. Participants were given different tasks in different areas, and were told to analyze their respective situations, determine goals, make plans for troop deployment and develop combat schedules, according to Zhou Bingyi, director of the operations bureau of the Ground Force's staff department.Zhou said participants had already taken part in tests on firearm usage and physical strength hosted by their own units before the examination."The capabilities of these commanding officers determine whether their troops will be well trained," Zhou said. "We hope such examinations will help improve the competence of commanders and consequently boost the combat capabilities and preparedness of their units."Xie Zenggang, commander of the 83rd Group Army who took the examination, was quoted by China National Radio as saying that it had broadened his horizons and enabled him to gain a higher strategic perspective that can be used in planning future operations."It also reminded me of the necessity that as a commander, I not only need to take into consideration joint operations by various services in the PLA but also to think about joint campaigns with foreign militaries," he said.In June, the Ground Force organized a test for commanders of its 13 group armies - its largest combat units. Since the start of this year, the Ground Force has conducted a wide range of examinations for almost all of its members to verify their professional knowledge and skills.
