CPC Contributes 70pc to Global Poverty Alleviation 中國共產黨對全球減貧貢獻率超70%

伊納姆爾·哈桑/文 賀叢芝/譯

Since its establishment in 1921， the Communist Party of China （CPC） has gone through many ups and downs. But the party has never deviated from its genuine political commitment to serve humanity. As part of the fulfillment of the commitment， it has tirelessly been working to bring a smile to the face of destitute， underprivileged， distressed， and proletarian people of society.

With its great efforts and timely programs， the CPC has hugely contributed to bringing about prosperity and peace to mankind throughout its almost a century-long journey. On top of all， the party has set an unprecedented record in human history by contributing to the alleviation of poverty from the planet to a great extent.

The CPC founded the Peoples Republic of China （PRC） in 1949. The party has contributed to alleviating more than 70 percent of the total poverty eradicated worldwide ever since. Under its prudent leadership， in the past seven decades， the CPC has managed to lift 850 million Chinese people out of poverty.

Furthermore， the party leadership is determined to eradicate extreme poverty from all over China by 2020， which will make the country the first among developing countries in the world to end absolute poverty despite having such a huge population. The United Nations has set the target of ending extreme poverty in the world by 2030. In this case， The CPC has led China some 10 years ahead of any other poverty-stricken countries. The party leaders have driven China to the last mile of its poverty eradication journey.

According to any calculations， this is， as such， a tremendous achievement and the greatest service to humanity of the CPC. However， tremendous achievement has not been accomplished easily. The party leaders， activists， and people of China had to march through very long and bumpy paths. Because at the time of its founding， China had no adequate food and clothing for the huge size of its population. Most of the Chinese led a poor life. According to statistics， the per-capita annual income was less than 100 Yuan. China was ranked 40th in the list of the global economy at that time. Century-long foreign invasion since the Opium War and civil wars were salient reasons for the impoverishment of once-prosperous China.

However， thanks to the adoption of far-reaching economic reforms and opening-up policy by the successive leaderships of the CPC， China could achieve this incredible success in poverty alleviation. The leaderships have also taken a combination of measures that facilitated a rapidly expanding labor market， and a series of government transfers1 such as an urban subsidy， and the introduction of a rural pension.

The CPC has also introduced pragmatic and timely poverty reduction strategies that include the promotion of industrialization and urbanization， which provides poor areas with infrastructures such as roads， electricity， and communication technology. The strategies have also developed tourism in rural areas contributing to raising wages and creating jobs. The party has effectively implemented its ‘targeted poverty alleviation strategy that features a multitude of means to tackle poverty and ensure the long-term development of China.

The World Bank in its 2016 report very precisely affirmed that state-sponsored programs of China have been raising poor peoples earnings. The implementation of early childhood development， provision of quality education and healthcare， cash transfers to poor families， construction of rural infrastructure， and giving of subsidy to rebuild homes have been effective in reducing poverty.

Many economists are of the view that as a result of a series of effective， results-oriented， and pro-people strategies adopted by the successive leaderships of the CPC， the PRC has been successful in contributing to eradicating over three-fourths of the global poverty alleviation by eradicating around 99.4 percent of its poverty since its establishment.

Given the analysis， I could conclude that the CPC has accomplished a great service to humanity by lifting such a huge number of people out of poverty in only seven decades. Much to my surprise， the accomplishment of the CPC has remained underreported even in the age of free and unbarred circulation of information and news.

In my eyes， the contributions of the CPC have always been neglected for many mysterious reasons. But several organizations and persons have been showered with accolades for their contributions to the poor， which are very insignificant compared with those of the CPC though. The responsible people and organizations should come out from such an immoral and double-standard practice. It is a must for building an equal and discrimination-free world for mankind.

自1921年成立以來，中國共產黨歷盡滄桑，但始終未曾背離全心全意為人民服務的政治承諾。為了踐行這一承諾，中國共產黨一直堅持不懈地為貧苦百姓、弱勢群體、勞苦大眾以及無產者過上好日子而努力奮斗。

在近一個世紀的發展歷程中，中國共產黨付出艱辛的努力，實施與時俱進的規劃，為實現人類繁榮與和平作出巨大貢獻。最重要的是，中國共產黨為全球減貧事業作出重大貢獻，創造了人類歷史上前所未有的記錄。

1949年，中國共產黨建立了中華人民共和國。自那以來，中國共產黨對全球減貧事業的貢獻率超過70%。過去70年，在共產黨的英明領導下，8.5億中國人民擺脫了貧困。

此外，中共領導人下定決心，到2020年全面消除中國的極端貧困。盡管中國人口眾多，但此舉將使中國成為世界上第一個消除絕對貧困的發展中國家。聯合國設定的目標是到2030年消除全球極端貧困。也就是說，中國共產黨帶領中國領先了其他貧困國家10年左右。在共產黨領導下，中國的脫貧攻堅之路只剩最后一程。

無論以何種數據衡量，這本身都是中國共產黨取得的偉大成就，也是其為人類作出的巨大貢獻。然而，偉大成就的取得并非輕而易舉。中國共產黨領導人、各界熱心人士和中國人民經歷了漫長而艱難的歷程。建國之初，中國大量人口沒有解決溫飽問題，大多數中國人生活貧困。據統計，那時的人均年收入不足100元，中國經濟總量在全球排在第40位。鴉片戰爭以后長達一個世紀的外敵入侵，以及后來的內戰，是曾經繁榮的中國陷入貧困的重要原因。

所幸的是，中國共產黨數屆領導人實行意義深遠的經濟改革和對外開放政策，讓中國的減貧事業取得如此驚人的成就。此外，中共領導人多措并舉，促進勞動力市場迅速擴大，同時落實城鎮補貼等一系列政府轉移支付，并發放農村養老金。

中國共產黨還推行了務實、適時的減貧舉措，包括推動工業化和城鎮化，在貧困地區建設道路、電力、通信技術等基礎設施。這些措施也促進了農村地區旅游業發展，提高了工資水平，創造了就業機會。中國共產黨有效實施“精準扶貧方略”，多管齊下解決貧困問題，確保中國長遠發展。

世界銀行2016年發布的報告非常明確地指出，中國的政府資助計劃提高了貧困群眾的收入。實施兒童早期發展規劃、提供優質教育和醫療保障、發放貧困家庭補助金、進行農村基礎設施建設、提供房屋重建補貼等措施在減貧方面卓有成效。

很多經濟學家認為，正是因為中國共產黨數屆領導人采取一系列行之有效、以結果為導向的惠民策略，中華人民共和國自成立以來成功消除了99.4%左右的貧困，減貧人口超過全球減貧人口的四分之三。

根據上述分析，可以得出以下結論：中國共產黨僅僅用了70年時間，就帶領如此龐大的人口擺脫了貧困，為全人類作出巨大貢獻。讓我頗感驚訝的是，即便在這個信息發達、新聞自由的時代，中國共產黨的偉大成就始終未得到充分報道。

在我看來，由于種種奇怪的原因，中國共產黨的貢獻總是被忽視。但某些組織和個人卻因為對窮人有所貢獻而備受贊譽，他們所作的貢獻與中國共產黨相比微不足道。有責任心的人士和組織都應該摒棄這種有失道德的雙標行徑。要為人類構建一個沒有歧視的平等世界，這一點勢在必行。

（譯者為“《英語世界》杯”翻譯大賽獲獎者）