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Farmers in central China rush to harvest wheat fields between rainstorms

Farmers and machine operators in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, are racing between two rainstorms to rescue the wheat harvest, clearing water, unblocking ditches and moving harvesters into the fields after days of persistent rain slowed the progress. In a local town, work has become a coordinated 48-hour push against the weather, with every minute counting as teams work in relay-style shifts. The rapid response proves that teamwork is vital for a good harvest. The newsletter also explores China's expanding role in global biodiversity governance, from wetland and mangrove restoration to endangered species protection and stronger legal safeguards, as well as the emergence of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau as a frontier for life sciences and high-altitude research, where extreme conditions are driving scientific and technological breakthroughs.

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