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China's Great Green Wall has turned out to be an utter disaster. And we can prove it.

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196326001096

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2026.105657

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-39895-5

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/china-great-green-wall-gobi-tengger-desertification

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-completes-3000-km-green-belt-around-its-biggest-desert-state-media-says-2024-11-29/

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/wider-image-china-farmers-push-back-desert-one-tree-time-2021-06-02/

https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/the-wider-image-the-great-green-wall-chinas-farmers-push-back-the-desert-one-tree-at-a-time/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjE6bmV3c21sX1JDMjdXTTkyQzE3Wg

https://www.fao.org/4/a0026e/a0026e08.htm

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196309002547

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2754124X261438367

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/china-has-planted-so-many-trees-its-changed-the-entire-countrys-water-distribution

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a69638301/china-reforesting-changed-hydrology/

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China spent billions making a propaganda utopia online, then people actually went to see for themselves.

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Some Sources -

China denies caste system

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202606/1363875.shtml

China's import of custard apples is sparking fears in Taiwan

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy05neqy7wo

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Some Sources -

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9582vlm83o

https://x.com/SafeguardDefend/status/2066706045842678170

https://thehill.com/homenews/5929584-china-says-spy-turtles-are-snooping-in-its-waters/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/border-force-officer-and-hong-kong-trade-official-jailed-for-spying-for-china

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/business/chinese-investors-restrictions.html

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