...s planned an ambitious reforestation program, the Great Green Wall of China – also known by its less charming name: the Three-North Shelterbelt Reforestation Program – that could rise to the challenge. First conceived by Deng Xiaoping in 1978, the Great Green Wall (GGW) aims to “afforest” 90 million hectares of land by 2050 in an attempt to stem the ominous advance of the Gobi desert. Beginning after World War II, China underwent a rapid industri...
...will increase over time. But as we learned the hard way in 2008, no matter how smooth an economic course may seem, there are, inevitably, unforeseen problems. China’s current growth model has buzzed along smoothly since Deng Xiaoping’s revolutionary reforms, but cracks have already begun to emerge in the model. Without fundamental structural reforms and increased domestic consumption over the coming decades, China’s economic growth will sputter...
...o country has benefited from post-1945 American policy in Asia more than China. After normalizing relations with the United States in the 1970s, the Chinese took full advantage of open and free access to the seas. Since Deng Xiaoping implemented his epochal “Open Up and Reform” policy, China has enjoyed breakneck economic and social development. Yet, the vast strengthening of the People’s Liberation Army has also accompanied the growth of Beiji...
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