At a symposium in March on securing a decisive victory in the fight against poverty,General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that to lift all rural residents living below the current poverty line out of poverty by 2020 is a pledge that the CPC Central Committee has made to the people of China;it must be fulfilled on time,without any backtracking or compromise.He further stated that in a tough battle such as this,it is all the more important to double down on our efforts as we enter the closing stages.