A delegation of foreign think tank experts has visited Changcheng Garden Community, a multi-ethnic community in Ningxia Hui autonomous region that comprises about 20 residential areas. They found the community brings people together on an ongoing basis and creates opportunities for all members to remain productive.
A delegation of foreign think tank experts shared their insights about China's poverty alleviation practices and experience after their visit to villages, cooperatives and businesses in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
Dennae Mills, vice president, Kingston & St. Andrew Branches, G2K, Jamaica Labour Party, said she appreciated how highly women in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region are being thought of, and also how they are being prioritized, during her visit there.
Hussein Qasim Faraj Al-Lami, member of the Political Bureau of the Iraqi Communist Party, said there is a saying or an Arab proverb that is prevalent in Arab regions: If poverty were a man, we would eradicate him. In his opinion, China has lived up to the Arab proverb.
Ma Yanlong lives in Miaomiaohu village on the edge of the Mu Us Desert, which is unable to sustain plants that would allow locals to make a living. The local government then guided the villagers in fighting desertification and enhancing the soil, transforming the vast desert into a series of green oases and fertile farmland.
Gabrielle Mckenzie, former head of the Youth Wing of the Free National Movement, Bahamas, described her weeklong visit to different areas in China as an eye-opening experience.
Rabab Fathy, head of the Foreign Affairs Section of Youm7 in Egypt, said China is a success story not just for the Chinese people but for everyone because it's bringing investment and sharing expertise all over the world.
Liu Li used to live in the mountain area of Longde county, Guyuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, but she changed her life after becoming engaged in the wine industry.