Effectiveness of poverty relief must be monitored

Major General Chen Zhishu shared two alarming lessons when he highlighted the need to check the effectiveness of efforts in eradicating poverty.

"Otherwise, the ongoing campaign to relieve poverty will end up in vain," said the officer who was once part of the nationwide efforts.

Chen, former commander of the Gansu Provincial Military Command, is a son of Chen Geng, a founding general of the People's Liberation Army.