A grand gathering is held to mark the country's accomplishments in poverty alleviation and honor its model poverty fighters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb 25, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

Funding support

* China has invested accumulative fiscal funds of nearly 1.6 trillion yuan (about $246 billion) into poverty alleviation over the past eight years

* Microfinance for poverty alleviation reaches over 710 billion yuan

* Financial credit targeted at poverty alleviation reaches more than 9 trillion yuan

* Companies in eastern part of country invest over 1 trillion yuan to help in poverty eradication