Come see Xinjiang for its beauty and its significance as a crucial region of China, a top official of the region has exhorted Malaysians and people around the world.
The call was made by Chen Cheng, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional Information Office deputy director, who addressed past negative reports that this northwestern province has been plagued with.
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The call was made by Chen Cheng, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regional Information Office deputy director, who addressed past negative reports that this northwestern province has been plagued with.
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00:00The Information Office of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region invites people from
00:07all over the world to visit and experience the real Xinjiang in view of past negative
00:12reports that Xinjiang has been plagued with.
00:15In terms of economic development, economic and trade exchanges, people-to-people exchanges,
00:20and tourism exchanges, people from the religious community can come to Xinjiang for these exchanges.
00:27Although Xinjiang and Malaysia are far apart, I think through exchanges, people-to-people
00:35exchanges, the two countries' hearts will become more and more connected, and people will
00:41get to know each other better and have a deeper friendship.
00:43In the process of building China's modernization, Xinjiang's tomorrow will definitely be better.
00:50Please believe it.
00:52Welcome to Xinjiang.
00:54Xinjiang's Information Office Deputy Director Chen Cheng attended the Concord Club meeting
00:59in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday to speak about the real Xinjiang from multiple perspectives.
01:06He told the attendees that Xinjiang's image has been misperceived in negative narratives
01:10by outsiders for too long.
01:12He said Xinjiang is scripting a new chapter, and every visitor can play the role of a storyteller
01:17contributing to experiences that reveal the reality of Xinjiang.
01:21Xinjiang is the core area of Belt and Road, the golden channel of Asia-Pacific, and the
01:27bridgehead that opens to the West, and also a strategic point of the new development pattern.
01:33Xinjiang is 166.49 million square kilometers, one-sixth of the country's land area.
01:39It is connected to eight neighboring countries, and has a border line of more than 5,700 kilometers.
01:44Xinjiang is also an important energy, food, and grain and oil base for the country.
01:53Xinjiang should be active and united in development and security, development and stability.
01:59For example, Urumqi, Yilin, and Kashgar will be built in the future, with a higher level of
02:06activity to show the world that China is a high-tech city in the process of modernization.
02:13He said Xinjiang recorded a notable GDP of 6.8 percent last year, and an increase in
02:21fiscal revenue exceeding 220 billion yuan, which was a significant increase of 15.3 percent.
02:29Xinjiang was also ranked among the top five in China in terms of investment, exports,
02:33and consumption.
02:35As of September this year, tourist arrivals in Xinjiang increased by 14.97 percent to
02:41246 million tourists.
02:44Other speakers at the meeting included representatives from the China Islamic Association, Xinjiang
02:49University, Northeast University of Political Science and Law, and Xinjiang Academy of Social Sciences.