Sakolsky is set to travel to China for a trip late this week.

　　Asked what he wants to do first when he sees Yin again, he didn"t hesitate: "Give her a big hug."

　　He also hopes they can plant trees side by side once more. For Sakolsky, the reunion holds great significance.

　　"We"re all humans. We all love our families, we all love life, we all love the Earth. We all want peace," he said.

　　He suggested that everyone can work together to create a peaceful world. "It"s not an easy thing, and not a quick thing. It will take time, but it can be done."

　　"(If) the goal is strong enough, and you don"t quit every time you face an obstacle, (if) you keep going, (then) you"ll reach the goal. That"s what Ms. Yin did."

　　A printout of a Xinhua report about Yin Yuzhen"s online search for "Sakolsky" is pictured at Ronald Sakolsky"s home in Plum, a suburb east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the United States, on June 16, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: From 5,000 USD to 50,000 trees: an American teacher and a Chinese woman"s efforts to green a desert" (Xinhua/Li Rui)

　　Ronald Sakolsky poses beside a printout of a Xinhua report about Yin Yuzhen"s online search for "Sakolsky" at his home in Plum, a suburb east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the United States, on June 16, 2026. TO GO WITH "Feature: From 5,000 USD to 50,000 trees: an American teacher and a Chinese woman"s efforts to green a desert" (Xinhua/Li Rui)

　　Ronald Sakolsky is interviewed by Xinhua at his home in Plum, a suburb east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the United States, on June 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Rui)