China has made significant progress in multiple industries under its “Made in China 2025” plan that Beijing initiated a decade ago, but the state-led initiative remains controversial on the ...

This silted base, the edge of the North China Plain, was built up over time by the sand carried downstream through the mountains by the Yongding River in the west and the Chaobai River in the east.

North China Plain: Bordering on the Taihang Mountains in the west, the coast in the east, Yanshan Mountain in the north and Huaihe River in the south, it covers 310,000 square km, with an ...