When poverty ends, what begins?

贫瘠消散,何事继之?

Round Table China

2026-06-10

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China lifted nearly 100 million people out of poverty, a feat praised worldwide. But the real test begins now. How do you keep poverty from coming back? The country built a digital net that spots disaster before it strikes, tracking medical bills, income drops, and housing risks. But early warnings alone aren’t enough. The deeper challenge is building lives that are stable and worth staying for. On the show: Fei Fei, Steve & Yushun
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  • Discussion keeps the world turning.

  • China lifted nearly 100 million people out of poverty.

  • That was an achievement praised worldwide.

  • But the real test begins here.

  • How do you keep it out?

  • The country built a digital net that spots disaster before it strikes,

  • tracking medical bills, income drops, and housing risks.

  • Yet, this kind of early warning system is only half the battle.

  • The deeper question is, how to build a life worth staying for?

  • And today we're digging into the stories unfolding across Chinese villages right now.

  • Coming to you from our studios live in Beijing, this is Roundtable and I'm Fei Fei.

  • For today's program, I'm joined by Steve Heatherly and Yu Xun.

  • First on today's show.

  • Lifting more than 98 million people out of poverty is something, and one thing, and quite an achievement.

  • But also here it begins the harder part, how to make sure that people don't fall back into poverty.

  • Well, here in China, the country is now using algorithms to do what humans couldn't, spot disaster before it strikes,

  • you know, those medical bills spikes, income drops, and a digital warning fires within 15 days.

  • How exactly does it work?

  • And also, this kind of early warning system is only half the story.

  • The real question is how to build a life worth staying for.