Taming the Sands
From desert dunes to green forests and fertile farmland, Tongliao in Inner Mongolia offers a blueprint for ecological and economic restoration.
From desert dunes to green forests and fertile farmland, Tongliao in Inner Mongolia offers a blueprint for ecological and economic restoration.
Today, Xinjiang has eliminated poverty while producing about 92% of China’s cotton and has become a renewable energy hub. This remarkable transformation provides the Global South with actionable lessons.
To deal with the triple planetary crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change and air pollution, it needs concerted action. It needs the convergence of public-private partnerships. It needs political will.
Xinjiang’s progress has enhanced the people’s sense of gain, fulfillment and security.
Hetian Prefecture’s development practices have proven that deserts are not obstacles to progress, but opportunities for growth.
Science and technology have become a powerful engine of Xinjiang’s economic growth, driving industrial upgrading in agriculture, energy and transportation.
Through its unique five-year planning system, China demonstrates how long-term, strategic policy continuity can effectively address both domestic and global challenges.
With strategic policies and substantial investments in infrastructure, technology and social programs, Xinjiang is rapidly transforming from a remote border region into a vibrant economic hub.
Two millennia after caravans connected Asia with Europe, Xinjiang is again emerging as a hinge between regions. But this time, the cargo is broader.
The deeper impact of visa-free travel lies beyond economics. It allows visitors to experience China firsthand rather than relying on secondhand portrayals through the media.
Kashi, a busy entrepot along the ancient Silk Road, is writing a new chapter in its history as it makes the most of geographical advantages, policy support and an inclusive trade ecosystem.
By combining shelterbelts, water-saving technologies, pollution controls and community engagement, Xinjiang is transforming landscapes once considered beyond recovery.