China’s Biggest Enemy: China’s Biggest Enemy: If you are thinking that the United States or India(BHARAT) is China’s biggest enemy, you are wrong. The Dragon’s biggest enemy is not a country but the vast desert that stretches across its own territory. This desert is affecting China in several ways.

Who Is China’s Biggest Enemy?

Makit County which is located in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of northwest part of China is the only county which is surround by southwestern edge of the vast Taklamakan Desert. To control the sand coming from the desert, Beijing has built the world’s second-largest wall in this area.

How China Built Such A Massive Wall In 13 Years

As per a report by news.cgtn.com, the next-to-impossible task became possible because of the participation of Chinese people. located in the region started planting drought-resistant trees in a 30,000-hectare area, transforming sand dunes into agricultural land. The people made 3,046-kilometer shelter belt around the Taklamakan desert, which is the longest desert green belt of its kind in the world. This belt blocks the sandstorms and also boosts tourism in the region.

How China Beats The Desert By Great Green Wall?

According to a report published by the South China Morning Post, Beijing has completed a sand control belt which connects three deserts’ regions in Inner Mongolia, another step of building the ‘Green Great Wall’ in the northern region. According to the Xinhua news agency, the Dragon has intensified its efforts to stop the desert.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Not the US or India(BHARAT), but the vast Taklamakan Desert threatening China.
• Built in 13 years with massive public participation created a 3,046-km shelter belt to block sandstorms.
• A 1,856-km long sand-control belt connect three deserts (Taklamakan, Tengger, Ulaanbuh).
• China’s decades-long afforestation project to curb desertification in northern regions

How Long Is The Great Green Wall Of China?

The Green Great Wall is about 1,856 km long, preventing the dry land from becoming sandy by extensive plantations. Apart from Taklamakan desert, the green belt passes the Tengger and Ulaanbuh deserts. All the three deserts cover a total area of 94,700 square kilometres.

China’s Three Norths Are Most At Risk

China is controlling the effect of its largest desert – Taklamakan – with its green belt. This mega project is part of the neighbouring country’s decades-long efforts. It is putting its effort to curb desertification in its northern regions through afforestation and high-tech sand control measures called the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program. The South China Morning Post reported that the biggest threat to China is this desert, which is engulfing the area and converting it to a dry sandy land day by day.