China for 1.6 billion yuan aid to small minorities
7th Sep 2005, 04:31 GMT
BEIJING, Sept. 6 -- China is expected to invest 1.6 billion yuan (about 197 million US dollars) in the coming five years to help the development of small ethnic groups, said a Chinese official here on Tuesday. "The money will be jointly allocated by two central departmentsto help upgrade the infrastructure of the villages where they liveor improve their living and production conditions," said Ge Zhongxing, director general of the Economic Development Departmentof the State Ethnic Affairs Commission at a press
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