China completes 3,000-km green belt around its vast desert, state media say
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has completed a 46-year campaign to surround its vast desert with trees, part of the country’s efforts to halt desertification and prevent sandstorms that plague parts of the country in spring, state media reported on Friday. A 3,000-kilometer (2,000-mile) “green belt” around Taklamakan was completed on Thursday in the northwestern province … Read more