Ten percent of Chinese live below international poverty line. Around 48 million Chinese live below China's domestic poverty line, accounting for 3.7 % of the total population. Based on international standards, 135 million Chinese live below the general poverty line, or 10% of the population. The numbers come from the "Report of the Development of an Overall Well-off Society (2006)," China's first blue book to be published on building an overall well off society, Beijing Evening News reports. The report reveals there are 26 million needy people in China's countryside. Another 22 million living in cities subsist below minimum subsistence levels , or the poverty line. These 48 million people account for 3.7% of the total population in China. According to international standards, however, the needy refer to those whose personal daily expenses average below $1. The World Bank estimates about 135 million of Chinese live below the international poverty line. These people are the key group China should show concern for in building an overall well-off society. 點擊查看更多雙語新聞 (Agencies)

中國約有4800萬人口生活在國內貧困線以下，占全國人口總數的3.7％；而按照國際標準計算，目前全國有1億3千5百萬人口處于貧困線以下，相當于總人口的10％。 據北京晚報報道，這組數據出自即將出版的《中國全面小康發展報告（2006）》，這是我國首部有關建設全面小康社會的藍皮書。 報告中說，目前全國農村的貧困人口達2600萬，城鎮居民中處于最低保障線（貧困線）以下的人口達到2200萬。兩者總計共4800萬人，占我國總人口的3.7％。 貧困人口的國際標準即每人每日平均支出不足1美元。 據世界銀行統計，目前我國約有1億3千5百萬人生活在國際貧困線以下。因此，解決貧困問題應成為我國建設全面小康社會的重點。 （英語點津姍姍編輯）