Xinjiang Special

China's Xinjiang posts foreign trade growth in H1

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region registered a year-on-year growth of 19.1 percent in its foreign trade in the first half of this year, local customs said Thursday.

Xinjiang's digital economy grows by 10 percent in 2020

Updated: 2021-01-27

Xinjiang's digital economy grew by 10 percent in 2020, accounting for 26 percent of the autonomous region's total GDP, according to local authorities.
Planting blackcurrants helps bring prosperity to Fuyun in Xinjiang

Updated: 2021-01-22

The compressors are working, and the plump blackcurrants are turning into juicy pulp at an agricultural development company in an industrial park in Fuyun county, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Radical changes in Xinjiang over the years

Updated: 2021-01-21

As of 2019, a total of 2.92 million people, 3,107 villages and 22 counties in Xinjiang have been lifted out of poverty. The poverty rate has dropped from 19.4% in 2014 to 1.24%.
AI tool speeds up origin certificate approval at Urumqi customs

Updated: 2021-01-21

A certificate of origin was issued soon after an employee of a foreign trade company in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region sent an application to Urumqi customs through the internet on Jan 18.
Official challenges birthrate assertions

Updated: 2021-01-19

China rebutted on Monday speculation made by foreign media and politicians over population growth changes in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, saying that these were caused by various factors including changing attitudes toward marriage and raising children.
Short videos depict peaceful and happy lives in south Xinjiang

Updated: 2021-01-19

A group of people from the southern part of China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, who have been confirmed as graduates from vocational education and training centers in the region, have aroused great interest in the international community.
Xinjiang’s counter-terrorism measures protect human rights

Updated: 2021-01-19

A series of short videos recently broadcast on social media platforms has whetted people’s interest in learning more about the work and lives of people in the southern part of China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Xinjiang sees 9,679 China-Europe freight trains in 2020

Updated: 2021-01-15

A total of 9,679 China-Europe freight trains had departed from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region by the end of 2020, hitting a record high, according to the local railway bureau.
Broom plant sweeps away Xinjiang villagers' poverty

Updated: 2020-07-21

When Uroziali Harsiharbayi first came to Uzunerik village in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in early 2018, his shoes were almost buried in dirt when he stepped onto the main street.
Horse industry gallops ahead in Xinjiang with fresh ideas

Updated: 2020-07-20

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has been exploring multiple ways to expand its equine industry, from breeding horses for police forces to mounted tours and medical products.