White paper details journey to prosperity

To mark the success, the State Council Information Office released on Tuesday a white paper titled "China's Epic Journey from Poverty to Prosperity".

It said the Engel coefficient－the proportion of money in household expenses spent on food－of urban residents was down from 57.5 percent in 1978 to 29.2 percent in 2020, and that of rural residents dropped in that period from 67.7 percent to 32.7 percent.