In order to enhance the level of industrial modernization, Mayor Gong Zheng led a delegation from Shanghai to Xinjiang for study and inspection.

Hand in hand, Shanghai and Xinjiang share a deep bond. From June 26 to 28, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Deputy Secretary and Mayor Gong Zheng led a Shanghai delegation to visit Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Caohu Project Area of ​​Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, and Karamay City for study and inspection, and visited schools, hospitals, cultural venues, and industrial parks to gain an in-depth understanding of the progress of Shanghai's counterpart assistance to Xinjiang. Gong Zheng pointed out that it is necessary to follow the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech on Xinjiang work as a fundamental guideline, conscientiously implement the Party's Xinjiang governance strategy in the new era, promote counterpart assistance work with high quality, and carry out in-depth exchanges, exchanges and integration, so that people of all ethnic groups in the two places can hold each other tightly like pomegranate seeds, give play to the endowment advantages of Shanghai and Xinjiang in deepening cooperation, promote high-quality development of the two places in two-way empowerment, and work together to promote the cooperation between Shanghai and Xinjiang to open a new chapter.

Zumureti Wubuli, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xue Bin, Vice Chairman of the Autonomous Region Government and Commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Liu Jianming, Vice Chairman of the Autonomous Region CPPCC, and Chen Yujian, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, attended the related activities.

Gong Zheng is printing prints with primary school students at the 41st Regiment School

In accordance with the central government's decision and deployment, Shanghai has continued to provide counterpart support to the four counties of Kashgar and Karamay City, and has newly added counterpart support to the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. Since 2010, Shanghai has implemented nearly 1,600 counterpart assistance projects in Xinjiang and trained more than 200,000 cadres and people of all ethnic groups.

The "group-style" support for education and medical care has continuously brought advanced ideas and high-quality resources from Shanghai to Xinjiang. On the evening of the 26th, the Shanghai delegation arrived in Kashgar and drove to Kashgar No. 6 Middle School as soon as they got off the plane. With the support of Shanghai's aid to Xinjiang funds, the new campus with Shanghai elements was put into use in September last year and has become a warm home for more than 3,100 teachers and students. The leaders of the two places listened to the results of Shanghai's "group-style" education support, inspected the football honor room, and learned about the school's characteristics such as the development of football in No. 6 Middle School. The person in charge said that with the efforts of five batches of 69 teachers in Xinjiang, the college entrance examination admission rate of No. 6 Middle School has risen for five consecutive years, and the undergraduate admission rate has reached 85%, ranking among the top in the region. In the 41st Regiment School in the Caohu Project Area, students of all ethnic groups study and live under the influence of red culture. The delegation learned about the school's exploration in promoting national unity and carrying out red education. In the paper-cutting interest class, the children are making pomegranate-themed paper-cuts; in the printmaking class, Gong Zheng and primary school student Guo Xinru print Lei Feng prints together. The principal said that with the support of Shanghai, the school will continue to build a red campus cultural position to pass on the red gene from generation to generation. Not far from the school, Kunlun People's Hospital is under construction and is scheduled to be put into use at the end of the year. The delegation visited the site and listened to the introduction of planning and construction progress. Gong Zheng pointed out that the Caohu project area has a good development momentum. The Shanghai aid team in Xinjiang should spend more effort, adhere to the guidance of planning, distinguish priorities, and speed up implementation, striving to see results early and more results. Schools and hospitals are the most popular projects among the masses. We must continue to deepen the exploration of the "group-based" support model, give play to professional advantages, graft high-quality resources, leave good teachers and doctors who cannot be taken away for the local area, and help Xinjiang build a high-quality education and medical system.

Gong Zheng and journalists in Kashgar have cordial exchanges

Culture is the soul that supports development. In recent years, Shanghai has issued the country's first five-year action plan for "Cultural Run Xinjiang", selected outstanding cultural projects from Shanghai to enter Xinjiang, and continued to play the role of cultural run hearts and emotions. After the unremitting efforts and assistance of 14 experts from Shanghai Radio and Television Station, the Kashgar Regional Radio Station was launched in 2021, ending the history of no radio stations in Kashgar and delivering the voice of the Party to thousands of households. The leaders of the two places visited the integrated media live broadcast room, had cordial exchanges with journalists, and listened to the introduction of Shanghai's cultural run Xinjiang work. The Kirgiz Folk Culture Museum located in Toyun Ranch displays embroidery, costumes and the heroic epic "Manas". The delegation learned in detail about the protection and inheritance of Kirgiz culture. The person in charge said that this year Shanghai will support Toyun Ranch in compiling a cultural and tourism development plan. Gong Zheng pointed out that it is necessary to continue to explore cultural and tourism entry points, enrich cultural, sports and artistic exchanges, and promote the spiritual connection and emotional integration of the people of the two places. It is necessary to continue to innovate the carriers of cultural run Xinjiang, promote the dissemination and infiltration of red culture, excellent traditional culture, and Shanghai culture, and enhance the cohesion and identity of all ethnic groups. The delegation also visited the Karamay Museum and Black Oil Mountain to learn about the development history of Karamay and the touching journey of contributing oil to the country.

Industry is the foundation of regional development. Shanghai actively promotes employment-oriented industrial aid to Xinjiang to promote the continuous increase of people's income. At Xinjiang Dongchunxing Textile Co., Ltd., the delegation learned about the development of the cotton textile industry and how it has driven people to get rich. Hearing that the company plans to develop textile products with Shanghai companies, Gong Zheng encouraged the company to accelerate the extension of the industrial chain downward and drive local economic development through industry. Karamay City is building a "Western Hydrogen City". Leaders from the two places visited the "Xinjiang Hydrogen Energy Port" in Karamay National High-tech Zone to listen to Shanghai's new exploration of talent and intellectual aid to Karamay and industrial and technological aid to Karamay, and to learn about Karamay's hydrogen energy industry development plan, as well as the cooperation between Shanghai Electric and Shenneng Group in Karamay. "To achieve the 'dual carbon' goal, we must be at the forefront together." Gong Zheng encouraged Shanghai and Xinjiang companies to jointly open up the entire industrial chain of green energy production and transportation, and provide support for the development of Shanghai International Shipping Center. Karamay Cloud Computing Industrial Park has gathered hundreds of companies and data centers, and has created more than 1,500 jobs. The delegation listened to the introduction of Shanghai companies on promoting the development of digital Karamay and cultivating digital economic industries. Gong Zheng pointed out that it is necessary to combine Shanghai's openness and platform advantages with Xinjiang's locational advantages and resource advantages, complement each other's strengths and combine strengths to improve the level of industrial modernization, focus on key areas such as green and low-carbon and digital transformation, select key projects to fully promote cooperation, give full play to the supporting role of talents, and accelerate the cultivation of new quality productivity.

During their stay in Xinjiang, Gong Zheng and his delegation also visited and expressed their regards to the cadres and talents stationed in Xinjiang and assisting Karamay in Kashgar and Karamay respectively, and inspected the exhibition of the achievements of the assistance to Xinjiang.