Theweakendogenousimpetusintheimpoverishedhassomecharacteristics:
Thelackofcapacity:Mostimpoverishedpeoplefollowthemodelofagriculturalproductionhandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Theydonotdaretotryanewmodeofproduction.Sincetheyhavenotreceivedgoodeducation,theyhaveneithertheknowledgenortheabilitytodoso.Theylackdiscernmentwithregardtonewthings.Theydonotknowhowtodevelopabilitiesandmanagerisks.
Thelackofcourage:Somepeopleoftenthinkthattheycannotadapttothenewenvironmentwhenthegovernmentofferstomovethemtoanewplace.Othersthinkthattheywillnotbeabletomasternewskills.Therearealsothosewhothinkthattheywilllosemoneyiftheyinvestinnewindustriesandthosewhodonotwanttoendurehumdrumroutineworkscheduleswhentheyareofferedthose.Theyworryabouteverything,preferringtoliveinpovertyinsteadofcreatinganewlife.PupilswalkthroughanewlyupliftedresidentialcommunityinMinningTown.Thedependentmentality:Somepoorpeoplearetoodependentonthegovernment.Theywaitforgovernmenthelpandgetusedtothisfreehelp,becauseitiseasytoobtainandthereforereassuring.
Thetendencytoidle:Trudgingthroughlifeandhavingnoardortowork,theyaresatisfiedwiththeircurrentstate;insteadofembarkingonaneweconomicactivitytogetrich,theygetusedtotheirstateofpoverty.
Therefusaltoovercomepoverty:Somepeopleindifficultywanttobe鈥減oor鈥漚ndareevenproudofit.The鈥渓owincomefamily鈥漧abelisanhonorandaspecialtreatforthem.
Rivalryinpoverty:Amongpoorfamilies,thereisaracetogetmoreassistanceandmaterialbenefits.
Inthefaceofthesephenomenainthefightagainstpoverty,PresidentXiJinpingreiteratedseveraltimesthatitisnecessarytostimulateenthusiasmandendogenousimpetusamongthepoortoeradicatepoverty.Thefightagainstpovertyencompasseschangingattitudesandraisingthelevelofeducation.
ThediscoursemadebyXiJinpingonstimulatingpoorpeople鈥檚willingnesstoshakeoffpovertyincludesveryrichcontent.First,ithighlightsthatthestimulationofendogenousimpetusisthefundamentalobjectivetofightagainstpoverty,emphasizingtheneedtospurtheirinitiativeandcreativity.Itisimportanttoadvocateahardworkingandself-reliantspirit.Itshouldbetakenasthemajorcontentandfundamentalgoaloftargetedpovertyalleviationtoinspire,enhance,andcultivateendogenousmotivation,soastorealizetheendogenousdevelopmentofpoorpeopleinpoverty-strickenareas.Secondly,inthefightagainstpoverty,needyinhabitantsmustbevaluedfortheiressentialroleandtheirstatusasthemaincatalystofchange.Theirawarenessofbeingthemainactorshouldbestrengthenedandtheirsenseofgaininthefightagainstpovertyshouldbeincreased.Thirdly,variousmeasuresmustbeadoptedtoreinforceendogenousimpetusofpoorpeople,targetingthefactorsleadingtotheirpoverty.Thesepeoplemustbetaughtknowledgewhileindustriesaredevel-opedtohelpthemearnmoreincome.Fourth,waysandmeansofcombiningexternalassistancewithendogenousforces,thatis,theneedtouseexternalassistanceintandemwithstimulatingself-reliance,areclarified.Fifth,thereisaneedtoimprovethecapacityandskillsofofficialsinpoorareastoguidepoorpeopleoutofpoverty.
Currently,guidedbyXiJinping鈥檚instructiononstimulatingpoorpeople鈥檚endogenousimpetus,localgovernmentssetgoalsandhavetriedtheirbesttofindinnovativesolutions.Someeffectivewaysandmethodshavebeenexploredtoeliminatespiritualpovertyamongpoorpeople.Thiswillbeagoodexperienceandagoodreferencetofurtherstimulateendogenousimpetusinpoorpeopletogetoutofpoverty.
Chinawillestablishstableandlongtermpovertyeradicationmechanismsandisdeterminedtowinthebattletoeradicatepoverty.ItwillintensifyitseffortstobroadcastthepoliciesanddecisionsmadebythecentralgovernmentandtheParty,aswellastheexemplarymodels,whichhaveprovedtobesuccessfulinthefightagainstpoverty.Moreeffortsshouldbemadetotrainimpoverishedpeopleandimprovetheirskillsinatargetedway.Chinawillalsoworktoincreasethecapacityofofficialsattheprimaryleveltohelppeopleescapepoverty.Meanwhile,needyindividualsshouldalsobeguidedtoactivelyparticipateintheconstructionofruralareasandtooverseetheimplementationofpovertyreductionprojects.Finally,thecountrywillstrengthentheconstructionofprimary-levelPartyorganizationsandstimulatetheendogenousimpetusoftheaforementioned.
HUANGCHENGWEIisdirectorofthenationalpublicityandeducationcenterforpovertyalleviationundertheStateCouncilLeadingGroupOfficeofPovertyAlleviationandDevelopment.