China Institute Screening and Discussion, Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty, 9.16.20

China vows to eradicate extreme poverty by the end of 2020. Can Beijing achieve its audacious goal now that China is taking a hit from Covid-19? What is China’s strategy and how is it different from President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty” programs?

Watch Emmy-nominated documentary, “Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty,” and hear a fascinating discussion documentary anchor Robert Lawrence Kuhn, director Peter Getzels, Chinese social welfare expert Professor Qin Gao, and UN social and economic policy expert Wenyan Yang. Award-winning journalist Dexter Tiff Roberts, author of “The Myth of Chinese Capitalism,” moderated the conversation.

This event was put on partnership with Peking University Alumni Association of Greater New York.

About the documentary:

Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty
The inside story of China’s race to eradicate all extreme poverty by the end of the year 2020. With unprecedented access, filmmakers embed in China’s poverty alleviation campaign-revealing tens of millions of poor families with customized plans, and the millions of officials recruited and held accountable for the success of the program.

Director: Peter Getzels
Writer and Host: Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Learn more: https://www.chinainstitute.org/event/screening-discussionvoices-frontline-chinas-war-on-poverty/

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