URUMQI Lukasz Piszczek Trikot , Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Twenty years have passed since Gong Zhengxiu first came to work as a ranger at Laofengkou, a notorious mountain pass in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He still has a fresh memory of what he saw.


"When I first came here, there was nothing except a vast expanse of Gobi desert," Gong said Shinji Kagawa Trikot , while standing near a windbreak forest, with lush green leaves behind him. "Nothing grew on the soil two decades ago, but now things have changed."


DEADLY PASS


Laofengkou, one of nine windy passways in Xinjiang, sits on the border between China and Kazakhstan. It used to be known as "the deadly pass" for its extreme windy weather conditions. For centuries Christian Pulisic Trikot , strong winds blew all year around through the 20-kilometer mountain pass.


The harsh weather caused damage and suffering to the locals. Records show that 26 people got lost and were later frozen to death in a heavy storm in the winter of 1966. Thousands of livestock were blown away beyond the border in the winter of 1977, and many rescuers got frostbite.


Residents in Tacheng have tried various methods to retrieve the land from the strong winds. They set up enclosures, built mud fences and dug out snow-storage caves to hold back the strong winds, but to no avail.


TAMING THE STORMS


With a determination to lessen the damage, local authorities in Xinjiang in 1993 launched an ecological project to harness the harsh environment in Laofengkou. Gong Zhengxiu was then sent to work on the project in Tacheng from his hometown on the Yangtze River Maximilian Philipp Trikot , China's longest. He has witnessed many changes ever since.


Local people were enthusiastic about foresting the border town area. For middle-aged people in Tacheng, memories of their school lives are mostly about planting trees. Thanks to their contribution, the previously deadly pass of Laofengkou has turned into an oasis.


LAND OF HOPE AND PROSPERITY


The green revolution has turned Laofengkou into an oasis covering an area of 8,400 hectares. Man-made windbreak forests totaling 28 square kilometers have been planted in the area, offering protection for arable land and pastures.


As time passed Mahmoud Dahoud Trikot , the barren mountain pass became greener and attracted many wild animals, such as rabbits, foxes and wild boars. The local authorities have come up with many ideas to make good use of the wind for power generation and invested in the building of a wind farm in Laofengkou, helping ease power shortages in the area and boosting the local economy.


Laofengkou has started a new page in its history, with tall Sebastian Rode Trikot , green trees and a stunning skyline. For Gong Zhengxiu and other residents living in the area, the windy pass has evolved into a land of hope and prosperity.


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TOKYO, Aug.12 (Xinhua) -- As Japan has signaled its willingness to improve its relationship with China on a number of occasions recently, it is hoped that Japan could keep its word and take concrete actions to improve bilateral relations.


During the sixth meeting of the China-Japan ruling party exchange mechanism held here earlier this week, Japanese leaders once again expressed the wish for a better relationship.


China's basic position of being committed to improving bilateral ties with Japan Sergio Gomez Trikot , its close neighbor, has never changed.


Despite bumps and difficulties in bilateral ties in recent years due to the fault of Japan, China has kept the communication channel open with Japan at all levels.


One landmark event this year was the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the Group of 20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, last month.


Since normalizing ies in 1972 Manuel Akanji Trikot , China and Japan have signed four important political documents as well as a four-point principled agreement. These are the political foundation for the bilateral ties and a keystone for bilateral cooperation.


Safeguarding the political foundation is the precondition of developing a healthy relationship between China and Japan.


The current China-Japan ties are still disturbed by various complicated factors. The root cause lies in Japan's unwillingness to truly accept China's development and to treat China as a cooperative partner.


What the Abe administration has said and done in recent years showed Japan's lack of sincerity in improving ties with China.


Moreover, the Abe administration has refused to truly reflect on Japan's invasion of its neighbors before and during World War II, and repeatedly hurt the Chinese people's feelings by visiting the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, meddling in the South China Sea, and continuing with its wrong words and deeds on the Diaoyu Islands and "Comfort Women" issue.


Such "double-facedness" of the Japanese side has made the Chinese people feel confused and regretful.


Japan shall match its words with deeds on historical issues. It shall observe the political documents between China and Japan and honor the promises made by its previous governments including the 1995 statement by then Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama.


It shall face up to and fully reflect upon history Jeremy Toljan Trikot , instead of denying history and repeatedly hurting the feelings of people of the countries that fell victim to Japan's invasions before and during World War II.


Japan shall also match words with deeds in regional security issues. It shall adopt prudent security policies, and focus more on doin



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