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"HONG KONG — Ronald Sakolsky never thought his money would go this far.
What was once a vast, dry desert in northern China has transformed into a lush,
green forest of 50,000 full-grown trees, thanks in part to a $5,000 donation he
made more than a quarter-century ago to a local farmer and “sand-control
worker” named Yin Yuzhen.
Sakolsky, 69, a retired teacher from Pennsylvania, was amazed to see the
transformation in China’s Inner Mongolia region last month when he visited for
the first time in 26 years.
“Seeing it with my own eyes, that was the biggest surprise,” he told Chinese
state media. “I saw pictures, I was told all about it, but until you see it is
when you realize that it’s real.”
Sakolsky and Yin’s reunion last month has been held up by Chinese authorities
as an example of how China and the United States, the world’s two biggest
greenhouse gas emitters, can work together on global issues such as climate
change."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
