Challenges and Future of Sustainable Development in Chinese Cities from the Perspective of Urban Poverty Alleviation

In today's world, facing various global challenges such as climate change, poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation, the United Nations proposed a global action plan in 2015 - the Sustainable Development Goals, with SDG1 aiming to eradicate all forms of poverty. The rapid pace of global urbanization in the 21st century is bringing new challenges. Among them, poverty is a major issue with serious implications for sustainable urban development. In China, poverty has always been a focal point of government and societal attention. By the end of 2020, absolute poverty in rural areas of China had been effectively eliminated, but urban poverty has increasingly become prominent, affecting the sustainable development of Chinese cities. The purpose of this research is to collect information from literature, identify research hotspots and trends in urban poverty alleviation in China, and analyze the challenges faced by sustainable development in Chinese cities and how to address these issues. This study analyzes the research hotspots and trends in urban poverty alleviation in China through the use of CiteSpace software and bibliometrics in order to promote sustainable urban development in China.