Bravo China：Reimagining Poverty Alleviation

These cliffside elevators soar into the clouds. Yet their most important passengers are schoolkids.

In Yunnan's Nizhu River Grand Canyon, children once spent three to four hours climbing 500 meters from valley floor to the cliff top for school. The local government partnered with a tourism company to build cliff elevators and cable car, permanently free for villagers. Now, students reach the top in one minute, and the whole journey takes just half an hour. The improved access has also given local tourism a boost.

Guided by targeted poverty alleviation, turning local resources into distinctive industries is key. Hunan's Shibadong Village was once deeply impoverished. The government supported kiwifruit, tea, Miao embroidery and homestays. In a decade, per capita income rose from 1,668 yuan to over 30,000, and it was selected as the Best Tourism Village by UN.

After years of effort, all 832 impoverished counties in China have developed 2–3 specialty industries each. Total output value now exceeds 2 trillion yuan, lifting nearly 100 million people out of absolute poverty.

Meanwhile, more young people are returning home to work, and livestreaming and drones are helping farm products reach wider markets.

From "blood transfusion" to "blood generation," China is pursuing sustainable development for the people's well-being.

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Hong Kong-born astronaut Lai Ka-ying has just conducted a science class with students from China's Tiangong space station--a moment that has been hard‑won.

For decades, the U.S. has dominated space leadership and refused to share core technology with China. So China decided to independently develop the Tiangong space station, turning technological breakthroughs into new engines for future industries.

Since 2021, 11 crews totaling 33 astronauts have lived aboard Tiangong, setting a world record for the longest single spacewalk duration, and cultivating two consecutive generations of rice for the first time.

But Tiangong is more than a lab; it's home. While the International Space Station mainly supplies pre-packaged food, our astronauts have a space oven and can enjoy freshly baked barbecue anytime. They can also enjoy homestyle cuisines - all made possible by China's space technology.

When the ISS retires around 2030, China’s Tiangong will be the only station in orbit. Yet its doors are open to international partners: 17 countries have had their science experiments selected, and Pakistani astronauts are now training and learning Chinese to board Tiangong soon.

Today, Tiangong guards our space safety, powers tech innovation, and also opens a shared platform for all of humanity to explore the cosmos.