The experience of poverty alleviation and development in China is very useful for other countries. The most important thing that other countries can learn from China and the policy of the communist party is ethics, moral and benevolence. The slogan of Serving the people is remarkable. The governing parties of other countries can learn these a lot.
There are several types of poverty reduction models in other countries. You have the “development pole” model represented by the poverty alleviation model of Brazil and Mexico; the “development pole” poverty reduction model can drive the economic development of the surrounding impoverished areas through polarization or diffusion effects and promote the poverty-stricken population in poverty-stricken areas from the bottom by means of economic growth. Brazil’s main approach is to establish a strategic model based on “development pole strategy” and give priority investment to the defined goal “development pole” and formulate special preferential policies.
You also find the model of “meeting basic needs” represented by India and Sri Lanka’s poverty alleviation model; in 1962, the Indian government took the lead in proposing a policy that enables the poor to enjoy a minimum standard of living to meet their minimum needs within a limited period of time, which is the prototype of the pattern.
The “Social Security Program” model is found in Europe and the United States. The social security program is a national income redistribution program implemented by the state through fiscal means. The main content is the government provides nutrition, basic health and education guarantees and other living subsidies to the poor directly to meet the needs of the poor, based on the low-income and low-standard living conditions of the poor. Because the developed countries have strong economic strength and low poverty, the social security program as a welfare system has become the main anti-poverty measures in developed countries. The social security program achieves anti-poverty goals by reducing the income gap among all strata, including: (1) reducing the income of high-income earners through progressive taxes; (2) raising the actual income of low-income people through transfer payments. The basic content of U.S. poverty alleviation policies includes housing security, medical security, unemployment insurance, and social welfare programs.
Different countries have their own unique history, culture, political system, economic conditions, and the challenges are also quite different. Therefore, China’s experience is unlikely to be replicated completely in other countries, but it still has implications for it. The use of technology to reduce poverty is a major development trend. China has indeed assumed its responsibilities as a big country. Through “South-South cooperation” and the current “One Belt and One Road” initiative, it has provided many technical assistance to other developing countries. Developing countries should learn Chinese experience based on their own nature, cultural, social and economic conditions. They should not blindly copy. For example, the driving wheels of the economies in south America and the religion, natural resources, geography, the histories and relationship with other countries are quite different from the ones of China. So they have to find their own ways to effectively and efficient lift the poverty people.
China should strengthen cooperation with the United Nations to help achieve sustainable development goals. The cooperation between China and the United Nations has been long-standing. Both parties have jointly provided assistance to developing countries and shared their development experience in infrastructure, industrialization and agricultural sustainability. However, we still have a long way to go to realize the goals of sustainable development and solve the problems of the environment, development, agriculture, industrialization, youth employment and poverty reduction. As the second largest economy in the world, China not only has strong international influence, but is also a force for development.
China has been promoting the reform of the agricultural sector and is continuously promoting the development of industries in related fields. It has adopted development methods adapted to local conditions and has greatly improved the living standards of the poor. We need to share China’s success, and at the same time be happy to understand the important factors for achieving these successes, such as the strategy of precision poverty alleviation, and innovative ideas and practices. These are crucial to the entire world.