Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Twenty-seven years ago, American teacher Ronald Sakolsky saw a televised story about a Chinese desert tree-planter Yin Yuzhen and decided to act. He raised $5,000 to help her plant more trees. In return, he received something money could never buy. The experience reshaped not only his own life, but his understanding of China and its people. Today, Ronald has become a household name in China, embraced not only by Yin, but by the millions who followed their story online. Here is their story, in their own words.

00:00 - Intro

01:57 - Reunion a miracle after 27 years

06:45 - Memories never lost

09:34 - To be a better person

11:00 - Chinese way learned since 1999

12:38 - Respect for promises

16:56 - Good ambience of China-US ties

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