Construction postponed to protect oriental white storks in China’s Anhui

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows oriental white storks taking care of the nestlings on top of a transmission tower in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows oriental white storks taking care of the nestlings on top of a transmission tower in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows workers of State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. installing a camera near the nest of oriental white storks in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows an oriental white stork taking care of the nestlings on top of a transmission tower in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows a nest of oriental white storks on a transmission tower in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows oriental white storks taking care of the nestlings on top of a transmission tower in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

An oriental white stork perches on top of a transmission tower in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province, May 20, 2025. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Workers of State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. install a camera near the nest of oriental white storks in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province, May 20, 2025. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows workers of State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. installing a camera near the nest of oriental white storks in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Photo by Zhao Xianfu/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows workers of State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. installing a camera near the nest of oriental white storks in Huoqiu County, east China’s Anhui Province. In early May this year, workers discovered a nest of oriental white stork, a migratory bird under first-class state protection, on the newly-built transmission tower. The State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co., Ltd. has installed high-definition cameras near the nest, assigned designated staff to track and protect the oriental white storks, and postponed the construction progress according to the breeding timeline of the storks. (Photo by Zheng Xianlie/Xinhua)

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…