The residents of the Aral Sea region were hit hardest. Their seeds will be grown in the Aral Sea region and then cultivated on the reclaimed bed of the Aral Sea. The latest technological know-how brought by Chinese scientists to the Aral Sea region is solar-powered solutions. Ultimately, the success of this cooperation and the overall responsibility to deal with the Aral Sea disaster lay on Uzbekistan’s shoulders as the host nation. It will likely take decades to see any improvement in the Aral Sea crisis, but China will be remembered as having lent a helping hand to reverse it.