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A | 8月20日，亚太经合组织（APEC）粮食安全高级别政企对话会在辽宁省大连市举行。
On Monday afternoon, American teacher Ronald Sakolsky visited the homeland of Chinese desert fighter Yin Yuzhen in Uxin Banner of Ordos, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This was a place the American man had visited in 2000 and it has completely changed since then.
In 1999, Sakolsky, a teacher in a China-US education exchange program, was touched by a report on Yin and her husband's afforestation efforts in the harsh wilderness of Mu Us Desert, and raised $5,000 to support her green cause. During that visit, they took pictures - in front of the sunken pit where the Yin couple once resided and in the barren land with a finger-thin sapling they had just planted against a backdrop of dust and bare earth.
What has the $5,000 changed?
On Monday, they came to the Sakolsky forest - a permanent tribute honoring Sakolsky's early contribution to the region's ecological revival - and replicated the vintage pictures, standing in front of a pit that has long been abandoned and beside a newly planted sapling. This time, however, there are bushes and trees in the background.
This contrast not only witnessed their friendship across time and the Pacific Ocean, but also showcased a promise Yin has kept for 27 years and a green dream that has been made possible through generations of joint unwavering efforts from Yin, her husband and countless other sand fighters.
Homecoming with family cooking
Yin hosted Sakolsky on Monday at her home, filling the air with the aroma of home-cooked meals during their long-awaited reunion. Watermelons were served along with other fresh fruits and vegetables, all harvested locally. Yin told the Global Times earlier that she learned the English word "more" to persuade him to eat more.
In 1999, Yin had few options for showing her hospitality, so she cooked a bowl of plain noodles for Sakolsky. Now, the harsh wasteland has transformed into a vibrant green oasis, thanks to unwavering afforestation efforts.
In the courtyard, the Global Times reporter saw Yin grinning from ear to ear with pride as she introduced the produce from the farmland - green pepper longer than a palm, a bottle gourd even bigger than Yin's head, and bags of foxtail millet packaged with the assistance of Yin's grandchildren, who are proud of the family's generations of commitment to green causes.
During a tour of Yin's home, Sakolsky was impressed by the beautiful house with its green courtyard, saying "You deserve every centimeter of this house." Throughout the visit, he repeatedly praised Yin's hands, which the desert fighter and model worker used to change both the land and her own life through arduous work.
The $5,000 Sakolsky donated in 1999 was equivalent to three years' income for Yin's entire family at the time. Today, that money has grown into more than 50,000 trees.
But Yin's journey did not stop there. Over the following decades, with the support of China's growing ecological restoration policies — including subsidies for afforestation and compensation for forest managers — she transformed the barren land into a productive family forest farm. Her success has inspired many others in the region to take up tree planting and sand control, transforming what was once a desperate struggle into a sustainable livelihood.
From the sandy hollow where the Yin couple lived in in 1985 and the earth hut they resided in until 1993, to the solid brick house Sakolsky saw when he last visited, and the two-story house the big family now lives in, the change in living environment is a clear example of ecological dividends.
Uxin Banner lies in the heartland of the Mu Us Desert. The desertification rate was over 90 percent in the 1950s and forestation coverage was merely 7.2 percent as of 1980. Now, the forestation rate has increased to 33 percent, while plantation coverage has expanded to 85 percent, per official data.
Carry on the greenness, kindness
This miracle would have been impossible without numerous people like Yin, long-term systematic planning and scientific governance.
Chen Ziliang, an expert from the local forestry and grassland bureau, said that Mu Us Desert's sand‑control journey has evolved from collective afforestation to contract desert‑reclamation, moving beyond the simple goal of "keeping trees alive" to restoring vegetation based on water‑resource conditions.
Putting the idea of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" into practice, Uxin Banner no longer views "greenness" and "growth" as an either‑or proposition. On restored sandy lands, the under‑forest economy, eco‑agriculture and eco‑tourism have flourished. Sand‑fixing shrubs are now processed into animal feed and biomass fuel, and local authorities are exploring photovoltaic‑powered desert control, the Global Times learned.
Sand control is no longer just about keeping sand away; it's a development approach that guarantees a greener and better living environment alongside a booming economy and increasing incomes.
On Monday afternoon, when Sakolsky finally stepped into the forest named after him, this American teacher witnessed the Chinese woman's perseverance and commitment to her promises. The $5,000 donated without expectations has grown into a thriving forest of around 50,000 trees.
"A promise is a promise. Ms. Yin fulfilled her promise," Sakolsky said. After 27 years, the wasteland is green, and Sakolsky and Yin are "brother and sister."
"This is the answer to how we guide young people: We must teach them love and perseverance. We need to show young people photos of Ms. Yin planting trees, digging the soil with her bare hands," Sakolsky remarked while packing a jar of sand. He said he planned to bring it back to the US, telling his grandchildren it is not just a jar of sand, but "a jar of love."
Sakolsky told the Global Times earlier that the younger generation only knows about the dust-covered landscape from photos and stories of the elderly. It is important to tell them how the greenness is achieved, and how every single person can contribute to making an extensive forest in the harshest environment.
"I see where China and America can work together. I see it, so I will not quit. She [Yin] never quit. 'Quit' is not in her vocabulary," Sakolsky said with emotion on Monday.
"Chinese and Americans can be family. We can get over the differences if we focus on the similarities... If we focus on our similarities and not our differences, we can solve the problems."
At the end of Monday's schedule, Yin and Sakolsky planted another sapling together, just as they did about three decades ago, but in a completely different landscape.
This new sapling carries on the story of not only greenness through generations of joint efforts, but also kindness across the Pacific Ocean.
。国家粮食和物资储备局局长刘焕鑫，全国人大常委会委员、农业农村委委员夏光，辽宁省副省长张立林，大连市政协主席宫福清，APEC中国高官程烈出席开幕式并致辞。国家粮食和物资储备局副局长王宏主持开幕式，国家粮食和物资储备局总工程师滕增泰作闭幕总结。
B | APEC粮食安全政策伙伴关系机制2026年主席韩继志出席会议。
刘焕鑫表示，粮食安全是事关人类生存和发展的根本性问题，也是亚太各经济体的共同关注。“十四五”时期，中国持续夯实粮食安全根基，粮食市场运行总体平稳，粮食流通保障能力持续增强，粮食产业发展动能日益充沛，粮食安全治理效能显著提升，粮食国际交流合作继续深化，既为国内经济社会发展提供了有利条件，也为保障亚太和全球粮食安全作出了积极贡献。
C | “十五五”时期，将坚持产量产能、生产生态、增产增收一起抓，持续提升粮食综合生产能力，切实抓好粮食稳价保供，着力推进粮食仓储物流现代化，以科技创新引领产业转型升级，健全完善粮食安全治理体系，不断增强国家粮食安全保障能力。
D | 为深化今后一个时期亚太粮食安全合作，刘焕鑫向APEC各经济体提出三点倡议：一是以数智赋能，推动创新成果在粮食产业链规模化应用，加强人工智能、数字技术、智能加工等在粮食产业全链条的推广应用，促进可信数据共享，为风险研判、政策制定和应急响应提供科学依据。二是践行普惠共享，聚焦不同经济体的实际需求，持续开展政策研讨、技术培训和经验交流，帮助小规模生产者、中小微企业和初创企业更好获取信息、技术、融资和市场机会，让创新发展红利更多更公平地惠及亚太各经济体和广大民众。三是秉持开放共赢，深化多元主体参与的公私伙伴关系，推动政府部门、企业、科研机构、国际组织协同发力，营造市场化、法治化、国际化的营商环境，实现互利共赢、共同发展。
本次对话会以“创新引领 合作共赢——共建更具韧性、更有效率、更高质量的亚太粮食体系”为主题，围绕“粮食产业高质量发展与亚太区域粮食安全合作新机遇”举办主题论坛，就“产业链韧性与财政金融协同”、“数字化与科技创新驱动粮食产业转型升级”两个主题进行研讨。来自APEC成员经济体政府部门、企业协会、科研机构、国际组织代表近150人参加对话会。 会前，参会代表前往中国华粮物流集团北良有限公司、中粮油脂（大连）有限公司、大连弘润全谷物食品有限公司进行了实地参观。
E | 国家粮食和物资储备局科学研究院举办了“第四届APEC粮食产业链数字化和创新研讨会”。
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