A photo finish

The central government has laid out its ambitious new long-term goals of "basically achieving socialist modernization" by 2035 and becoming a "great modern socialist nation" that is "prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful" by 2050.

China Daily has employed the awareness of its brand "100 Photographers Focus" to record the recent progress in the struggle to eliminate poverty and people's lives in various areas. The more than 300 photos for this album were selected from among thousands of contributions, a second selection of which can be seen here. This picture book illustrates how hard the struggle has been and is also a gift to celebrate the momentous achievement.