From “sand forcing humans to retreat” to “trees forcing sand to retreat” – Illustrating China’s pursuance of systematic management of all mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands and deserts; promotion of desertification control in the Northwest; and implementation of key ecological projects such as restoring farmland to forests and grasslands, the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, etc., thereby providing China’s exemplary stories about achieving global desertification governance.