How China Eradicated Extreme Poverty

Published: Oct. 13, 2021, 8 p.m.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Tings Chak, researcher and lead designer for the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research to discuss China’s campaign to eradicate extreme poverty and the role women played in that campaign, the offline and online organizing carried out by the All-China Women’s Federation, a mass women’s organization led by the Communist Party, the media silence about this campaign and other achievements in China, and the lessons that can be taken from the targeted aspect of this program.