Political advisors pool wisdom on poverty relief

China's senior political advisors met Thursday to offer suggestions on poverty alleviation.

Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, attended the meeting.

Various authorities must contribute their wisdom to ensure all impoverished people are better off by 2020, attendees said at the meeting.

Zheng Xiaoyan, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, proposed to improving the rural social security system, which she said is a key to fighting poverty.

"To fight poverty, we must make sure poor children receive good education," said senior political advisor Ge Jianxiong, adding the nine-year compulsory education must be well promoted in poor regions.

Senior political advisor Jiang Jianchu suggested better supervision of poverty relief funds. Others also proposed promotion of e-commerce and tourism in rural areas as a way of increasing incomes.

A major manifestation of socialist democracy, the CPPCC is a patriotic united front organization of the Chinese people and a key mechanism for multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Endi