To use poverty relief funds in a unified way, and effectively aid the poor and needy, the Chinese Government has formulated the standard of the key poverty-stricken counties to be aided by the state, and identified a number of such counties.

• 为了集中使用扶贫资金，有效地扶持贫困人口，中国政府制定了国家重点扶持贫困县的标准，确定了一批国家重点扶持贫困县。