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26 Years Later: American Funds Yin's Desert Greening
26 Aug
Summary
- An American funded desert control efforts, leading to a forest.
- A reunion of friends occurred after 26 years, marked by gift exchange.
- The Ordos visit included exploring 22nd-century autonomous driving tech.
Ronald Sakolsky, an American friend, reunited with Yin Yuzhen, a national model worker celebrated for her desertification control in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. Their meeting marked a reunion after 26 years, following Sakolsky's 1999 initiative to raise funds for Yin's afforestation work. Sakolsky's initial $5,000 donation helped transform barren land into a forest of over 50,000 trees.
During their reunion, Yin presented Sakolsky with gifts symbolizing their enduring friendship and shared environmental dream. Sakolsky, in turn, brought items from his hometown, Pittsburgh. He also visited Kargobot Autonomous Driving headquarters, experiencing an unmanned bus and expressing amazement at Ordos's advanced technology, deeming it a "city of the 22nd century."
The pair also planted three evergreen trees together in the Maowusu Sandy Land, fulfilling a promise made during their recent online reconnection. Sakolsky's visit, facilitated by the China Education Association for International Exchange, underscores the deep bonds of people-to-people friendship between China and the United States.
