More than 20 years ago, an American history teacher sponsored a Chinese desert-control worker to plant trees.
Today, that project has helped create a lush forest where once was just arid sand and rock.
The story exemplifies how cooperation and mutual support can deliver dramatic change across vast distances.
The two people were recently united and their story became an inspiration for millions in China. The country’s president Xi Jinping used the anecdote in his White House speech to express the opportunities and benefits of partnership.
