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By Global Times Published: Apr 26, 2021 03:19 PM
Cotton farmer Dilshat Memet (1st R) and employees have a discussion on film mulching sower efficiency in a cotton field in Tungqeka Village of Xingping Township, Yuli County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 13, 2021. Photo:Xinhua
The regional GDP of Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region grew 12.1 percent year-on-year to about 340.25 billion yuan ($52.43 billion) in the first quarter of 2021, showing an upward start for the whole year, data from local statistics bureau showed on Monday.
The added value of the region s primary industry reached about 12.6 billion yuan, up 3.2 percent year-on-year, while that of the secondary industry reached some 131.7 billion yuan, an annual increase of 16.8 percent. Added value of the tertiary industry, which accounts for nearly 60 percent of Xinjiang s economic output, increased by 9.9 percent to
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Party chief rejects Xinjiang genocide claims, foreign delegates condemn West’s interference in region
Liu Xin and Fan Lingzhi in Urumqi Published: Feb 23, 2021 12:03 AM
A virtual event aimed at highlighting the development in Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is held in Urumqi on Monday, with more than 300 foreign guests from 200 parties, international organizations, media outlets and think tanks from 80 countries and regions attending. Photo: Courtesy to Cui Zhijian
The Party chief of Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region defended China s policy and debunked accusations of forced labor and genocide in the region at a virtual event on Monday, while representatives from foreign political parties at the event condemned some Western countries for using human rights as a cover to interfere in other countries domestic affairs.
GT investigates BBC report contradicting facts on Xinjiang forced labor topics (Global Times) 09:57, December 29, 2020
A worker in the Pomegranate Seed Garment Co. in Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region agrees to have her photo taken. Photo: Fan Lingzhi/GT For some anti-China forces, cotton has become the latest tool to hype forced labor topics in Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Citing a report of the infamous scholar Adrian Zenz, the BBC accused China of forcing Uygurs and people of other ethnic minority groups to pick cotton by hand. However, by visiting cotton farms and interviewing people working in cotton-related fields in southern Xinjiang, the Global Times found that machines have been widely applied in cotton planting and harvesting, with fewer workers needed, and there is no forced labor in related industries in Xinjiang.