China's seven-decade fight against poverty is both impressive and significant in its scope and pace, but I wondered if other countries could duplicate China's success. "What can the world learn from China's fight against poverty?" I asked Dr. Huang. Not surprisingly, Dr. Huang ticked off enough lessons for the world that he could probably single-handedly run a global anti-poverty institute (which, like China's 500+ Confucius Institutes, could have a very positive influence on bridging the gulf

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... etween East and West, North and South). China Surpasses Global Standards "In Xi Jinping's understanding," Dr. Huang said, "his entire set of concepts and ideas for poverty alleviation has surpassed the current international theoretical system of poverty reduction in many aspects. We can now contribute Chinese solutions and insights to global poverty reduction because the success of our large-scale poverty reduction is mainly guided by thought, strategy and policy system. "Many foreigners have seen our achievements in poverty reduction, but they often only know a single story and case. We hope they can see how our ruling party and governments care about the poor during the entire process of our country's governance. China's new era anti-poverty model can be summarized as "two lines and one force", Dr. Huang said. The "two lines" are economic development and social safety nets, and the "one force" is the government's leadership. But China's social and political systems are unique. "Can other nations copy China's practices?" I asked. "For other nations to emulate China," Dr. Huang said, "they would do well to follow its example in drafting strategies according to their unique historical and geographical context, and then to focus on comprehensive development such as