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China's ecological progress after the 18th CPC National Congress

China.org.cn,August 22, 2017 Adjust font size:

Shapotou Theme Park, a showcase of China's success in treating deserts, locatesin Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [File photo: Xinhua]

Shapotou Theme Park, a showcase of China's success in treating deserts, locatesin Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [File photo: Xinhua]

▪ Smaller deserts

Over the past five years, the expansion of deserts and degraded landshas been brought under control.

About 126 million mu(1 mu= 0.07 hectare) of desert landshave beentreated.

Desertified land decreased 19.8 million square kilometers.

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