Multinational envoys to China visit Xinjiang to experience the diverse charm and social development of the people | Xinjiang | Social Development
From July 31st to August 4th, envoys from more than 20 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America visited Xinjiang. They went to Kashgar, Kuche, Urumqi, and other places to visit ancient cities, rural areas, mosques, and enterprises. They had face-to-face exchanges with the local people and learned about the social development, ethnic and religious cultural protection, and people's living conditions in Xinjiang on the spot. Seeing is believing, which is the most exclamation issued by envoys. What did they gain from their trip?
The envoys to China walked into the streets and alleys of Kashgar ancient city to experience the unique ethnic culture of the area; Experience the art of grottoes spanning thousands of years in the Kizil Thousand Buddha Cave; Come to Jiayi Village, Xinhe County, Kuche City, the first village of folk handmade musical instrument production in Xinjiang, and sing and dance with the local people; Watching a series of activities such as the Twelve Mukam Intangible Cultural Heritage Project made the envoys marvel that the traditional culture and customs of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang have been fully protected.
In the Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone and Urumqi International Land Port Area, the envoys also saw the development and vitality of Xinjiang. Whether it is the urban and rural safe drinking water project that solves the problem of 460000 people's safe drinking water, or the agricultural efficient water-saving pilot income increase project and modern infrastructure construction, the envoys have felt the government's efforts and determination to continuously improve the lives of the people.
Dominic Ambassador to China Martin Charles: I was completely stunned by everything I saw, heard, and experienced here. It really opened my eyes. I can always interact and communicate with the local people, and I feel that the people here are very happy. We say that the right to education, housing, and clean drinking water is a basic human right, and I have seen it all here.
Iranian Ambassador to China Bakhtiar: Within the framework of the "the Belt and Road Initiative", we can use our historical advantages to expand cooperation between Xinjiang and different provinces of Iran, so as to realize the transshipment and transit of goods.
Samoan Ambassador to China Marina: So far, the situation we have seen in Xinjiang and everything China has done, especially the investment made to the Uyghur people, is really encouraging. I have seen many Uyghur people, including women and children, and I am very happy to see them. Whoever criticizes China should come to Xinjiang to take a look, talk to the people here, feel the culture, and experience the environment. You will find that the facts are completely different from what you see in Western media.
The envoys also visited the exhibition on counter-terrorism and de radicalization in Xinjiang to understand the enormous harm caused by terrorism to the people of Xinjiang.
Kaba Ipama Senkun, First Secretary of the Embassy of Guinea in China: You can see in the United Nations vote that the majority of countries support China. The reason for support is that I believe the first human right is the ability to live safely, and China needs to provide peace and security for its citizens.
Nicaraguan Ambassador to China Campbell: Western media and some Western imperialist governments are attempting to undermine or even distort China's efforts to combat terrorism and extremism, and we cannot allow this to happen. At the same time, we must also condemn this behavior, and the act of fabricating lies related to Xinjiang must be stopped immediately. No country in the world can accept terrorism and extremism within its borders. What China has done is to take action to stop this situation, promote peaceful coexistence among all ethnic groups, respect the rule of law, and safeguard the well-being of all people. This is China's right and what the people of China's 56 ethnic groups want.
CCTV reporter Zhu Ruomeng: At the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council last year, a draft decision on Xinjiang led by the United States ultimately ended in failure. With more and more international people entering and understanding Xinjiang, the international community is also better able to distinguish lies related to Xinjiang and the true intentions behind them.
