Whether in the eyes of Director Hu of the National Development and Reform Commission, or in the eyes of Qi Zheng, or in the eyes of national bigwigs and others, the governance and development of the Alashan Desert is not only a scientific project, but also has strong political and economic significance.

Politically, only from an international point of view. Fifteen years after the entry into force of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the first global treaty on land, the milestone goal has become clearer – "to achieve the global land degradation neutrality target by 2030".

As a "top student" in global desertification control, China has always announced to the international community its voluntary goal of implementing the treaty, demonstrating its image as a responsible major country. Jiagu's desertification control project coincides with the state's intention.

Economically, even if it is not cost-effective to ask for food from the desert, isn't it fragrant to use a large amount of vacant flat land in the desert and abundant sunlight resources to produce bioenergy?

This kind of project, which can be made into a "national business card" and has economic benefits, will be vigorously supported as long as it is not a head.

The only concern is that Academician Yuan's follow-up research on the ecological impact is still too short, and the conclusions reached can hardly be said to be representative.

Kaya has proven itself capable of using a lot of resources to complete larger projects. But in terms of time, it will only take a few years for Jiagu to develop the desert.

Such a short period of time is not enough to reassure investors, whether private investors or "institutional" investors.

It is even more unacceptable for the country's business card to be damaged than the economic loss.

From the perspective of security, it is politically correct to postpone the data model of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for a few more years, make the data model of the Chinese Academy of Sciences more complete, and increase investment.

But for Qi Zheng, who can open up and ensure that the project does not get out of control, the tide of opposition from abroad is a good thing.

It is not that if foreigners oppose it, we must agree with it, but under the premise that Academician Yuan proved that Jiagu's development of the Alashan Desert area will form a positive cycle, the opposition from overseas countries has finally made the country make up its mind to control the Alashan Desert to the end.

A lot of times that's it, if there's no stimulus, there's no decision. The most obvious example is the semiconductor industry, which is the cornerstone of the electronic information industry, after the United States repeatedly sanctioned our leading electronic information enterprises, the country made a painful decision to develop China's semiconductor industry in a big way, so as to break through the situation of being controlled by others in core technology.

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At the end of November, under the coordination of the National Development and Reform Commission, Jiagu and SDIC jointly established the Alashan Desert Infrastructure Fund, raising 100 billion yuan to invest in the construction of supporting infrastructure projects for desert treatment, such as roads, pipeline networks, grass mulching and sand fixation.

This is the largest financing case in the history of desert governance, which shocked the industry and capital market. Such a generous gesture has made everyone see the will of the country and the courage of the government to comprehensively manage and develop the Alashan Desert area.

At the same time, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the results of a great geographical discovery of the "deep circulating water layer" in the Alashan Desert; under the condition that the main body of the reservoir is generally perfect, the second phase of the "Two Desert Reservoirs" project, that is, the construction of the eastern route of the waterway through the Tengger Desert and bypassing the Helan Mountains to replenish water to the Yellow River, has been formally approved and construction will start on the same day.

The mainstream media also set the tone, calling the "Two Desert Reservoirs" project and the Alashan Desert Governance and Development Project "super projects" and "important weapons of the country"!

Don't look at our country, which does not have much say in international public opinion, but at home, its combat effectiveness is still leveraged.

"Although the Alashan region sits on three major deserts, it was a place with abundant water and grass in history, and even enjoyed the reputation of "Juyan Great Granary".

If the desert is a punishment of nature, then we have to make up for it.

If each generation only claims natural resources and leaves governance to the next generation, it will eventually make mankind unsustainable.

And we have also witnessed that with diligent hands and scientific theories, we can finally turn the tide and go all out to return to the sky.

Such a grand event, once in a lifetime, is shocking enough.

Desertification control has a bearing on the survival and development of an ancient nation. Desertification control and country governance have come together in a historic way in contemporary times.

Declaring war on land desertification, China is in action!

To maintain our common homeland, China is in action!

Guarding the common destiny of mankind, China is in action!

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CCTV's documentary "Super Project" about the oasis and "two desert reservoirs" developed by Jiagu made people's blood boil.

Chinese, the pursuit of "big" is simply carved into the bones.

When buying a house, we should try our best to buy a "big" house, buy a mobile phone with a "big" screen, watch movies and pursue "big" productions, and even praise should be respected for "big...... Turning tens of thousands of square kilometers of desert into arable land and recirculating deep groundwater to nourish the entire northwest is a super "big" project that is exciting enough!

With the support of the mainstream media, the previous public opinion's condemnation of Jiagu's development of the desert was like rain and wind, and it was beaten to pieces.

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Back at the Jiagu headquarters, looking at the sharply changing public opinion situation, Qi Zhengle said: "Having the country as an endorsement is a cow!"

This is the public opinion strategy of the Jiagu Public Relations Department, there is no need to confront the Green and the organization, as long as this opportunity is taken to raise the Jiagu Desert development project to the national level, the domestic public opinion will be easily solved.

The Green Harmony Organization is the first iron, and its international influence is also very large, but in China, it is not their turn to spread wild.

Isn't that the same as giving away people's heads?

If you look at the so-called "protests" organized by them, they chose to turn a blind eye to the "two desert reservoirs" under construction in the Alashan Desert area, and only chose to develop the base in the Jiagu Desert.

Wang Yuye smiled and said: "Of course, it is good to have a country as a backer, but the pressure is not small, to put it mildly, it is only allowed to succeed, not to fail!"

Qi Zheng shrugged: "No way, who makes us need more resources?"

Although Jiagu is abundant in resources, the ecosystem formed over hundreds of millions of years has been destroyed by hundreds of years of modern civilization, and it is not easy to restore it in a few decades.

Needless to say, even if it is 100 billion yuan, it will be spilled into the infrastructure construction of the Arakan Desert.

The problem of human resource shortages is even more acute. What is lacking is not only talent, but also a large number of ordinary labor. After all, the Northwest Desert is different from the eastern region, and life can be called difficult, and the attraction of labor is not even as good as that of the small towns in the east. If it is all up to Jiagu to organize manpower, the cost can be imagined.

Of course, on the other hand, to systematically manage and develop the desert, even state-owned enterprises, there is no more suitable one than Jiagu.

With water, it is not difficult to feed trees in the desert, but to truly develop a competitive, sustainable, independent and controllable desert industry, Qi Zheng just wants to shout - who else!

And if this super project can be completed, then Jiagu will be equivalent to standing at the top.

Compared with the benefits of developing the Arazan Desert, the so-called negative effects are simply not worth mentioning.

-- The condemnation of Jiagu at home is no longer a climate, but foreign countries are still cold-hearted.

Qi Zheng didn't care even more: "If you want to do big things, are you still afraid of being scolded? Einstein was still criticized for the atomic bomb." Besides, now, the trouble-stirring Green and the organization shouldn't care about scolding us, right?"

Wang Yuye smiled: "Heh, they are all difficult to protect themselves." ”

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