The book, Up and Out of Poverty, records the thinking and actions of President Xi in the area of poverty reduction when he worked in Ningde, Fujian Province. While the local per capita GDP was just US$198 when he first started out as Ningde's party secretary in 1988, it exceeded US$8,000 last year. The book tells the success story of how the once poverty-stricken city got itself out of poverty and embarked on development by leveraging its own advantages and with the help of sound policy-making. The thoughts, ideas and policies laid out in the book were not only key to Ningde's success in poverty reduction and development, but were also an epitome of the whole country's successful experience in reform and opening-up. Let me quote a few lines from the book: "Poverty alleviation requires a change of attitude and the support of education"; "developing the economy is our political priority"; and "the weak hatchling bird can be the first to take flight". The book also emphasized tailoring policies to localconditions, action-taking and giving "equal importance to growing the economy and keeping the government clean". Today, they continue to guide China in meeting its poverty reduction targets and are highly relevant for other developing countries in their poverty reduction efforts.

《摆脱贫困》一书收录了习近平主席当年在中国福建省宁德地区工作期间对当地减贫发展的重要思考与实践。1988年习近平作为地委书记初到宁德时当地人均GDP仅 198美元，去年已超过了 8000美元。可以说，这本书讲的是宁德作为贫困地区探索扶贫道路，发挥自身优势，制订科学规划，实现减贫发展的成功实践。书中的有关思想理念与政策举措，既是宁德地区实现减贫发展的关键所在，也是中国改革开放成功实践的经验总结，其中"扶贫先扶志，扶贫必扶智"、"把经济建设当作最大的政治"、"弱鸟先飞"以及因地制宜、行动至上、"既要发展经济，又要廉洁政府"等重要思想，至今对中国完成减贫任务仍具有现实指导意义，对发展中国家推进减贫努力也具有借鉴参考价值。

In light of the interest of African leaders, the book was translated into English and French and published at the end of last year. Both of the two books, Xi Jinping: The Governance of China and Up and Out of Poverty, have been well received in many countries. I believe they will be really helpful to our African friends present here today.

根据非洲领导人的愿望和要求，中方组织编辑了《摆脱贫困》英、法文版，去年底正式发行。《习近平谈治国理政》和《摆脱贫困》这两本书在很多国家都受到广泛欢迎和好评。相信在座的各位非洲朋友也一定会从中获益。

Ladies and Gentlemen,

女士们、先生们，

The CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has made the solemn commitment to build China into a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020 when the CPC celebrates its centenary, and eliminating poverty across the country is one of the important preconditions. We are fully confident in delivering on this goal. Both Ningde's encouraging story and the nationwide progress against poverty show that the following four principles are particularly important.

以习近平同志为核心的党中央作出了庄严承诺，到2020年中国共产党成立一百周年之际，中国将全面建成小康社会，而全面消除贫困是建成小康社会的重要前提之一。我们对完成这一预期目标充满信心。无论是宁德脱贫致富，还是在中国范围内推进减贫事业，都给我们留下了很多经验和启示，其中重要的是"四个坚持"：