China News Agency, Urumqi, July 8th. Title: People in Xinjiang tell about the lives of their hundred-year-old grandmother and three-year-old daughter, refuting the so-called "genocide" lies
Author Gou Jipeng
"On June 14th, my grandmother Rebihan Maimaiti celebrated her 100th birthday, and the family was very lively. Although grandma is 100 years old, she is physically strong and mentally strong, and she can'teach' me. The three-and-a-half-year-old daughter shouldn’t run around.” Abdukadir Memeti, who lives in Urumqi, told reporters on the 7th an interesting story between his hundred-year-old grandmother and his three-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
On the same day, Xinjiang held the 47th press conference on Xinjiang-related issues, inviting six representatives of ethnic minorities from Urumqi, Aksu, Kashgar, and Hotan. They used their own experience and real life to refute the so-called " "Genocide" lies in Xinjiang.
Abdul Kadir Memati also showed a video of a hundred-year-old grandmother at the press conference: "This is Bougainvillea, this is chive flowers, this is pepper and eggplant..." In the video, Yizhi The young grandmother Rebihan Maimati introduced the flowers and vegetables she planted in the yard to her three-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter.
Abdul Kadir Mehmet, who was married in 2006, now has a son and two daughters. The son is in the second year of middle school, the eldest daughter is in the second grade of elementary school, and the youngest daughter is now three and a half years old.
He told the media reporters that the two younger brothers and two younger sisters of the hundred-year-old grandmother are also alive. According to rough statistics, there are 65 people in this big family of four generations, which is a real big family.
He also said: "Grandma loved to dance when she was young, and now she can’t be idle when she’s older. She often fiddles with flowers and plants. There are a lot of peppers planted in front of the house. Grandma is taking care of them. Now everyone is having a good life. I am in a good mood." "Grandma still has an old age allowance, children go to school for free, and various subsidies are guaranteed. This is our happy life."
At the press conference, the young Uyghur college student Oblikasmu Ablikmu from the Kashgar area improvised a Kashgar folk song taught to him by his father.
"Although my father is a farmer, he loves music very much. Our three brothers have followed him since childhood and learned all kinds of musical instruments. Under his father's training, I was admitted to the Xinjiang Art Institute, hoping to get better on the road of music. Yuan. In addition to music and art, our parents also have high expectations for our studies. Both younger brothers are still in school. The second brother is 16 years old. He was admitted to Yuepu Lake County Vocational High School last year. He likes going to school and said the school environment Especially good, there are teachers and classmates he likes, and he can learn a lot of knowledge and principles."
He also said: "Our brothers are able to have a happy life now. First of all, we must thank my parents. My family’s income is mainly derived from farming. Their hard work has made our family’s living conditions better and better. In addition, the government has created good conditions for us to study. We don’t have to worry about food and clothing, we can afford to go to school, and we can chase our dreams. Although parents don’t understand the principles, they always say, “The conditions are so Well, you must cherish it, study hard, know how to be grateful, and be a good person to society'."
Abibra Tursunnyaz, an ostrich breeder from Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, also told the story of how he farmed ostriches and became rich with the help of village officials.
He and his lover have two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is 12 years old, the second son is 9 years old, and the youngest daughter is 4 years old. The children are all in school.
"My life has also changed a lot because of raising ostriches. From the unstable income, I am now getting rich at the door of my house, with an annual income of 70,000 yuan. The new house is also built, I have all electrical appliances at home, and I buy a car. I am very happy."
The tea shop owner Ru Ziwan Guli Simayi, who is also from the Hotan area, has 3 children with her husband. "Daughter is in elementary school and twin sons are in kindergarten. Watching the three children grow up healthily, they grow up day by day. I’m so happy.” She also said: “Recently, I heard some people say that our Xinjiang Uyghurs have been'genocide'. It’s nonsense. I’m here today (the scene of the press conference), just to use my home’s truth. Life tells those Western media without professional ethics, don’t be shameless anymore and don’t affect our happy life.” (End)