Date of Pub: 2021-10
ISBN: 978-981-4915-12-0
Author: WANG Sangui
About the Author
WANG Sangui is a professor at the School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, and the director of the university’s National Poverty Alleviation Research Institute. He is a recipient of the special government grant from the State Council, a distinguished expert included in the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference’s talent pool for state affairs, a member of the expert advisory committee of the State Council’s Leading Group for Poverty Alleviation and Development, and a consultant to the International Poverty Reduction Center in China. His main research interests are rural poverty and development finance. He has led more than 80 research projects funded by various Chinese government agencies and international bodies. He has published 16 books on poverty issues and more than 160 academic papers in both Chinese and international journals.
About the Content
The Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was first announced during the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October 2017 and subsequently written into the Party’s Constitution. Five months later in March 2018, the Thought was enshrined in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China by China’s national legislature, the National People’s Congress. According to Chinese media, the Xi Jinping Thought epitomizes the CPC’s latest achievements in adapting Marxism to the Chinese context and encapsulates the practical experience and collective wisdom of the Party and the people. As a leading ideology, it will guide China’s pursuit of peace and development for at least the next decade, and will undoubtedly have an impact on the whole world given China’s current status as an economic power. Studies on Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era consists of 10 books written by prominent scholars from Renmin University of China. In these books, the authors offer their interpretations of and insights on various aspects of the Thought, including its origin and significance, as well as its manifestations in Party building, economic development and reform, ecological civilization, education, diplomacy, state governance, rural revival, and poverty alleviation.
To achieve the national goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020, China must make sure that her poor population and areas attain prosperity along with the rest of the country. However, at the end of 2012, there were still nearly 100 million Chinese people living in poverty. To solve this problem, Xi Jinping developed his theory on poverty alleviation, which has led the country to take a targeted approach to reducing poverty. This book examines the origins, formation, and innovative ideas of the theory, the keys to implementing it successfully, the achievements China has made in reducing poverty, the challenges it still faces, and the implications of its experience to the global fight against poverty.