Rapid economic growth in developing countries is helping to alleviate poverty. In China, for example, extreme poverty has been cut from well over half of the population 30 years ago to around 10% or less today.
这在许多方面都是个非常好的消息。发展中国家经济的迅速增长缓解了贫困状况。比如说中国的赤贫人口在30年前几乎占了总人口的一半，如今只有不到10%了。