https://www.scmp.com/rss/506212/feed James Crabtree is a Singapore-based author and journalist, and associate professor of practice at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. His best-selling 2018 book, The Billionaire Raj, was short-listed for the FT / McKinsey book of the year. His career has spanned both policy and media, including working at the Financial Times, and as an adviser in the UK Prime Minister's Strategy Unit under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As the coronavirus pandemic grinds onwards, China’s goal of eliminating poverty by the end of this year looks far tougher than it did six months ago. At the end of the recent “two sessions” political gatherings in Beijing, Premier Li Keqiang sounded upbeat, saying the goal would be met. But, with its economy stalled, China’s recent anti-poverty gains threaten to slip back. Yet if China is at risk, there is a far greater threat in the rest of Asia, and indeed across the emerging world. Whatever... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3088206/asias-anti-poverty-gains-are-under-threat-coronavirus-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3088206/asias-anti-poverty-gains-are-under-threat-coronavirus-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Jun 2020 01:30:12 +0000