Lei Ming & Zou Pei：The Theoretical Connotation, Innovation, and Value Contribution of China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation

 Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee, with Xi Jinping at its core, has made poverty alleviation through development the most challenging task in achieving the first of the Two Centenary Goals. The CPC has taken on the daunting task of leading the Chinese people in a joint effort to combat poverty and created a “spider web” type of poverty alleviation pattern with Chinese characteristics, making attractive achievements. This demonstrates China’s powerful ability and extraordinary wisdom in governing the country, and sets a good example for the world’s poverty alleviation. With a focus on the general strategy of poverty alleviation in the new era—targeted poverty alleviation, this article expounds on seven aspects of its theoretical connotation: “being accurate,” “being targeted,” “being sustainable,” “delegating more powers,” “poverty alleviation for all,” “achieving shared growth through consultation and collaboration,” and “anti-poverty community of shared future.” The article summarizes the specific innovations made through targeted innovation in practice, theory, and institution. It also answers the question of why Marxism, the CPC, and socialism work and reveals the value contribution of targeted poverty alleviation.