China, Mongolia Officials Agree to Tackle Hazardous Dust Storms

What’s new: Liu Jinsong, head of Asian affairs at the Chinese foreign ministry, and Mongolia’s ambassador to China, Tuvshin Badral, agreed that the two countries should work together to tackle sandstorms, further reduce desertification and combat climate change.

The two officials met on Thursday and reached agreements on cooperating in these areas after an “in depth” exchange of views, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement, without elaborating.