China issues white paper on protecting rights of Xinjiang's ethnic groups
BEIJING - China's State Council Information Office Wednesday issued a white paper (full text) detailing the country's progress in protecting the rights of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over the past 70-plus years.
Here're some of the highlights:
Freedom of religious belief
- Lawful religious practices protected (Read more)
- No terrorist incident in Xinjiang for over 4 years due to counter-terror efforts (Read more)
- Xinjiang combats extremism to safeguard personal liberty
- Islam carried on in sound, orderly manner
- Venues for religious activities improved
- More than 40 Islamic publications distributed
Economic rights
- Xinjiang's GDP increases 160 times in 65 years
- Average life expectancy grows to 74.7 years
- People's right to work protected
Almost all those with the ability to work have been provided with jobs in Xinjiang. From 2014 to 2020, the total employed population in Xinjiang grew from 11.4 million to 13.6 million. (Read more)
- All Xinjiang villages have access to asphalt and concrete roads, broadband services
- Xinjiang has highest number of civil airports in China
- Rural residents' per capita disposable income up over 100 times
- Guangzhou railway hub tops 10 million passengers since start of holiday travel rush
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University celebrates 130th anniversary with illumination ceremony
- Over 100 domestic, foreign teams to take part in intl embodied robot application competition
- Former Hebei official expelled, case sent for prosecution
- Former Guizhou political adviser expelled, dismissed for graft
- Ice and snow activities, desert hot springs draw holiday crowds to Aksu, Xinjiang
































