US is the century's stain for its wars, humanitarian violations: experts
The US is the "stain of the century" for the wars it has started worldwide, which have led to humanitarian disasters, turning thousands into refugees, Chinese experts said, refuting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's criticism of China's policies on the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Refuting 22 Western nations, 37 governments laud China's human rights achievements
Government of 37 countries, including Russia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Egypt, Belarus, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and UAE, said they support China's human rights records, and China's policies of resolutely fighting terrorism and extremism in its northwestern Xinjiang region.
Ambassadors from 37 countries issue joint letter to support China on its human rights achievements
Ambassadors of 37 countries on Friday sent a joint letter to the President of the UN Human Rights Council and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to show their support for China on its "remarkable achievements in the field of human rights".
Human rights, counter-terrorism experts tell true Xinjiang stories in global arena
In recent years, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has attracted international attention for its measures on counter-terrorism and de-radicalization.
Agriculture ministry pledges firm support to Xinjiang, works to reduce poverty
Beijing will take “unconventional measures” and strengthen agricultural support to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, especially poverty-stricken areas such as southern Xinjiang, in an effort to reduce poverty and promote local social stability and long-term stability in the region, according to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA).
Cyclists experience beauty of authentic northern Xinjiang
Tour de Sayram Lake Road Cycling Race was held in June in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Xinjiang manufacturer rush socks to the US amid tariff threats
On Sunday afternoon at a textile industrial park in Aksu, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, factories were closed for their one-day weekend, yet a few remain open. Among them is Aksu Hengchang Textile Ltd. Inside one of the company's workshops, six employees were packaging newly made socks.
Xinjiang's Kizil Caves showcase history of exchanges between East and West
There are 339 caves at the site with a total of 4,000 square meters of wall paintings and some colorful clay sculptures within them. All these caves were carved into the cliff of a mountain extending two kilometers from east to west.
Xinjiang officer patrols border, serves village in fight against terrorism
Four years after being transferred from a border public security bureau in Yingawati township of Aksu Prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Zhang Zhenwei can still remember his days on patrol.
Stability benefits Xinjiang tourism, business
The simultaneous kickoff of the cultural and tourism festival and the 2019 Taklimakan Rally in Jinlan square of Aksu Prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has been a boon to Adili Reheman's (pseudonym) business.
Border patrol officers keep Xinjiang secure
Farmers and herdsmen have been deployed as civilian border guards in Aksu Prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to work with local police officers to patrol border areas to stop any suspected terrorists from either leaving or sneaking into Chinese territory.
Border guards in China's Xinjiang devote their lives to keeping country secure
Aimaier Yuseyinaike, 48, likes to play his electric guitar when he is not on duty. His favorite song is about a young man who misses the girl he loves.
Decades of forestation efforts see rich results in Xinjiang
The artificial oasis area in Xinjiang has expanded to five times the size of in the 1950s after consistent efforts over a long period.
Aiming high
Yi Chunguang, who now lives in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is one of the very few remaining inheritors of the Xibe bow and arrow craft. Although not so common in the modern era, the bow and arrow are in the blood of the Xibe ethnic group.
Ambassador tells truth of Xinjiang
Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiao (Zhang) recently sat for a group interview with mainstream media in Kazakhstan, where he reiterated that recent reports on the vocational education and training centers in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region were groundless.
The untold truth about Xinjiang
Misleading headlines, groundless accusations, obscure interviewees, double standards are not hard to spot in many articles covering China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western media outlets.
Anti-terrorism efforts stressed in white paper on Xinjiang
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region government has prioritized preventive anti-terrorism and taken multiple measures, including setting up training centers and improving residents' livelihoods, to protect people from the harm of terrorism and extremism, according to a white paper released on Monday.
Steam locomotives in Xinjiang become online sensation despite era being nearly over
It never occurred to Li He, a 55-year-old steam locomotive driver who works in Sandaoling, Hami Prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, that the place where he had been working for 36 years had suddenly become wildly popular online.
Xinjiang instrument maker dedicated to passing on skills to next generation
There are more than 106 households in the village that make musical instruments of ethnic groups, including the Dutar, Surnay, Qushtar, Tambur, Rawab and Dombra.
Preferential policies bringing more employment opportunities to female residents in Xinjiang
Global Times reporter Liu Xin recently paid a visit to Aksu Prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and talked to local residents.
Media group from Indonesia and Malaysia given full picture of Xinjiang's de-extremism measures
A media group from Indonesia and Malaysia visited Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region over the week and during the trip, they came to various re-education centers and mosques and got a full picture of the region's counter-terrorism and de-extremism measures as well as religion protection policies.
Xinjiang Aksu prefecture promotes multi-ethnic communities
Aksu Prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is encouraging residents of different ethnic groups to live in the same residential communities to promote communication and ethnic unity.
Xinjiang Aksu Prefecture strengthens anti-poverty commitment
Many counties in Aksu Prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have taken more measures to help poverty-stricken people, including bringing in industries to promote employment when poverty alleviation work in Xinjiang has entered a crucial stage.
Helping Hands
"Edible fungus grown from a bacteria stick need to be cultivated in the shade of other trees… if the water we use has too much alkali, it will damage the fungus' quality," Wang Xin said, while checking the sprinkling irrigation system in a greenhouse.
Xinjiang center brings Przewalski's horse back from brink of extinction
A wild horse protection center in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has seen success in its efforts to breed and release the Przewalski's horse, which was once near extinction, into the wild.
Xinjiang commemorates contribution of 20,000 female veterans from East China who went to region in 1950s
In February 1952, Chairman Mao Zedong gave the PLA troops the order to build Xinjiang while defending its borders. The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), a quasi-military, governmental organization, was founded in 1954. At that time, the 170,000-strong army was almost all male. In 1955, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region was established, becoming China's largest provincial region. In early 1950s, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China started to recruit young women soldiers from other parts of China to satisfy the marriage needs of male soldiers, which became a problem that could potentially compromise their stability.
Kashi in Xinjiang vows to keep on fighting extremism-related gang crimes
Authorities in Kashi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, have vowed to keep up the momentum in their crackdown on organized gang crimes, and encourage the public to offer tip-offs of gangsters involved with extremism and terrorist activities.
Putonghua school in southern Xinjiang becomes model for ethnic unity
“To be honest, my dream is to go to Tsinghua University,” Gulzeba Kurban, 11 years old, declares confidently in front of a dozen visitors.
Diplomatic envoys, foreign journalists praise Xinjiang's stability, economic development
Editor's Notes: Foreign diplomatic envoys and journalists hailed the Chinese government's efforts to counter terrorism in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and recognized the significance of the region's vocational education and training centers after they paid a visit.
Tourism in Xinjiang booms thanks to social stability
Social stability in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has brought a tourism boom to the region in the winter, previously considered the low season, and governments at all levels in the region are ramping up efforts to develop the travel industry.
False claims
A sustained campaign led by the US has thrown various accusations against China for so-called human rights violations.
Xinjiang has been multicultural since ancient times, new archaeological evidence finds
Wang Yongqiang, researcher with the Xinjiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, can never forget the day in June 2015 when he was excavating an ancient tomb in Ili prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. When he was carefully sweeping off dust from layers of earth around the tomb, he noticed coal dust. In the same tomb, he saw terra-cotta chips that date back to the Bronze Age, according to Guangming Daily.
Foreign diplomats discover a true Xinjiang, different from Western media reports
Diplomats from 12 countries who were invited to visit Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and its vocational training and education centers said that what they saw during the visit was opposite to some Western media reports, and Xinjiang is seeking an effective way to counter extremism and terrorism.
1.12 million officials paired with local households in Xinjiang
The moment Yan Xuning said goodbye to Abdunebi Abdurexit's family in Qianjin village and stepped out of their house, he was ambushed by the warm hug of two little Uyghur girls, who told him they just finished school.
Xinjiang women gain respect and self-recognition
The ongoing de-extremism efforts in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and the launch of vocational education and training centers have helped reduce discrimination against women, and by playing a more active role in family and society, they have gained self-respect.
Vocational schools in Xinjiang contribute to employment, stability
Cities in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are providing vocational training to local residents.
Xinjiang's education programs improve life chances for trainees, families
Extremism would cost their chances for a better life once they go astray further, said trainees at a vocational education and training program in Hotan, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. They said the skills they have acquired will help in their efforts to pull themselves out of poverty.