The Maowusu Desert was created in the last century due to desertification, mostly began to erode in large amount from 1950s-1980s due to heavy industrialization, so if anything this is like a green reconquest, now birds and other seasonal animals are coming back.
Man if they're gonna criticize the PRC, at least be valid. Who am I kidding they're libs.
This was created as a parody, but who can tell these days :)