{"id":1323,"date":"2023-10-24T03:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/60000-chinese-troops-assigned-to-plant-trees\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T23:18:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T15:18:42","slug":"60000-chinese-troops-assigned-to-plant-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/60000-chinese-troops-assigned-to-plant-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"60,000 Chinese Troops Assigned to Plant Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some 60,000 Chinese troops have been deployed to plants trees in an extended area around Beijing roughly the size of Utah, according to Asia Times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some 60,000 Chinese troops have been deployed to plants trees<\/a> in an extended area around Beijing roughly the size of Utah, according to\u00a0Asia Times.<\/p>\n

The region suffers from dense air pollution, with the vast reforestation project intended to counter smog that regularly envelops the capital and parts of the northern provinces, especially in winter.<\/p>\n

More than 6.66 million hectares (32,500 square miles) of new forest will be planted in 2018, with the People\u2019s Liberation Army reassigning tens of thousands of infantry, with additional help from the police force.<\/p>\n

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Image: Asia Times<\/p>\n

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Many of the troops will work in the heavily industrial province of Hebei, which circles Beijing. Authorities in Hebei have pledged to raise total forest coverage to 35 percent by the end of 2020.<\/p>\n

The initiative is part of a wider plan to increase China\u2019s overall level of forestation from 21.7 percent to 23 percent by the end of the decade, and to 26 percent by 2035.<\/p>\n

China has long been the world\u2019s largest polluter, producing almost double the amount of carbon dioxide than the world\u2019s second biggest polluter, the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Image: The Independent<\/p>\n

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However, China has sought to lessen its over reliance on coal in recent years, and is looking to renewable energy by making\u00a0huge investments<\/a>\u00a0in the research and deployment of solar and wind technologies. The country is also\u00a0emerging\u00a0as the world leader in the development of electric cars.<\/p>\n

Following Washington\u2019s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement last year, China is filling the leadership vacuum when it comes to climate change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Paris Agreement is a hard-won achievement,\u201d Chinese President Xi Jinping\u00a0said at Davos\u00a0last year. \u201cAll signatories should stick to it instead of walking away from it, as this is a responsibility we must assume for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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