2021年CRI 习近平总书记庄严宣告我国脱贫攻坚战取得全面胜利（在线收听）

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared a "complete victory" in the country's fight against poverty.

"Over the past eight years, the final 99 million impoverished rural residents living under the current poverty line have all been lifted out of poverty. All 832 impoverished counties and 128-thousand impoverished villages have been removed from the poverty list."

The Chinese President says the country has created a "China example" of poverty reduction and made great contributions to global poverty alleviation.

China has met the poverty eradication target set in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule.

President Xi also presented medals, certificates and plaques to role models in China's poverty alleviation effort at a gathering in Beijing on Thursday.

The average annual sales revenue of businesses in China's impoverished counties posted double-digit growth in the last five years.

Impoverished counties in northeast China enjoyed the highest annual growth rates over the past two years, coming in at over 13 percent in 2019 and nearly 30 percent last year.

Customs data shows that China's overall tax rate on imported goods hit an all-time low during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, a result of the country's move to reduce value-added tax and tariffs.

In the last five years, the rate dropped from nearly 22 percent to less than 16 percent, marking a decline of over 27 percent.

Meanwhile, the total amount of customs duties and taxes on imported goods saw an 8.7-percent growth to 9 trillion yuan, roughly 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars, indicating an substantial increase in imports.

China saw 256 million domestic tourist trips during the weeklong Spring Festival holiday that ended on Feb. 17, up nearly 16 percent year on year.

The figure has recovered to 75 percent of pre-pandemic levels.

The total domestic tourism revenue exceeded 300 billion yuan, roughly 47 billion U.S. dollars, up 8.2 percent from a year earlier and equal to 59 percent of pre-COVID-19 levels.

India and Pakistan have jointly announced cease-fire along their disputed border in Kashmir starting Thursday.

They also agreed to utilize existing mechanisms including a hotline to resolve tensions and misunderstandings.

The two sides both lay claim to the mountainous region but control only parts of it.

Clashes and cross-border shelling along the Line of Control in recent months reportedly killed multiple civilians.

Australia has passed a world-first law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news content used on their platforms.

Under the news code, the government will intervene if commercial negotiations between the tech giants and local news outlets fail.

The legislation had been fiercely opposed by the two U.S. firms.

Last week Facebook blocked all news content to Australians over the row, but reversed its decision this week after negotiations with the government.

The code passed on Thursday includes amendments which make it possible for Facebook and Google not to be subject to the code.

The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee says they could suspend the upcoming torch relay should big gatherings raise coronavirus infection risks.

The toned-down torch relay, which will begin on March 25 and travel through Japan, will be broadcast live to avoid gatherings on streets.

For torch relay ceremonies, eating and drinking are banned, but drinking water will be allowed to avoid the risk of heatstroke.

Lleyton Hewitt has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame class of 2021.

The Australian won Grand Slam singles titles at the US Open in 2001 and Wimbledon in 2002, becoming the youngest ever player to be ranked No. 1 in the ATP rankings.

中国国家主席习近平宣布中国脱贫攻坚取得“全面胜利”。

“经过八年努力，现行标准下9900万农村贫困人口全部脱贫，832个贫困县全部摘帽，12.8万个贫困村全部出列。”

习近平主席表示，中国创造了减贫的“中国样本”，为全球减贫事业作出了巨大贡献。

中国已提前10年实现《联合国2030年可持续发展议程》减贫目标。

习近平主席还在周四于北京举行的全国脱贫攻坚成果大会上向模范代表们授予勋章、证书及奖章。

中国贫困县的企业年均销售收入在过去五年里实现了两位数的增长。

中国东北地区的贫困县在过去两年的年增长率最高，2019年达到13%以上，去年接近30%。

海关数据显示，在“十三五”期间，中国进出口商品的总税率创下历史新低，这是中国降低增值税和关税的结果。

近五年来，税率从近22%降至16%以下，降幅超过27%。

同时，进口商品的关税和税收总额增长8.7%，达到9万亿元人民币，表明进口额大幅增加。

在2月17日结束的春节七天假期中，中国国内旅游人数达到2.56亿人次，同比增长近16%。

这一数字已恢复到疫情前水平的75%。

国内旅游总收入超过3000亿元人民币，约合470亿美元，同比增长8.2%，相当于疫情前水平的59%。

印度和巴基斯坦联合宣布，从周四开始在双方有争议的克什米尔边境停火。

两国还同意利用包括直播热线在内的现有联络机制来解决紧张和误解。

双方都声称对整个山区拥有主权，但都只是控制了该地区的一部分。

据报道，最近几个月控制线沿线的冲突和越界炮击造成多名平民死亡。

澳大利亚通过了一项世界首创的法律，迫使谷歌和脸谱网为其平台上使用的新闻内容付费。

根据新闻法，如果科技巨头与当地新闻机构的商业谈判失败，政府将进行干预。

这项立法曾遭到这两家美国公司的激烈反对。

上周，脸谱网屏蔽了所有向澳大利亚公民提供的新闻内容，但在与政府谈判后，脸谱网于本周改变了决定。

周四通过的新法包括一些修正，使得脸谱网和谷歌有可能不受新法的约束。

东京奥组委表示，如果大型集会引发冠状病毒感染风险，他们可能会暂停即将举行的火炬传递。

经过调整后，火炬传递将于3月25日开始，途经日本各地，为了避免街头集会，火炬传递将进行现场直播。

火炬传递仪式中，禁止食饮，但允许喝水，以避免中暑风险。

莱顿·休伊特入选2021年国际网球名人堂。

这位澳大利亚人在2001年的美国网球公开赛和2002年的温布尔登网球公开赛中获得了大满贯单打冠军，成为ATP排名第一的最年轻选手。