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China claims success against sandstorms
"Even if there are sandstorms in 2008," he said, "we have reason to be confident that the situation will not be as severe as it is now, because we will be making efforts and expect to achieve results."
- Liu Tuo, deputy director of the Chinese State Forestry Administration's sandstorm-control agency
Beijing, China - China's efforts to stop the spread of its deserts are reducing the severity of sandstorms like the one that dumped yellow grit as far away as Japan last week, but the problem cannot be entirely controlled, officials said.
China has planted thousands of acres of vegetation to stop the spread of deserts in its north and west, and Liu said it has succeeded in reversing the process in some areas.