(Essential question) Short comment: Why is Xinjiang in the best period of development in history?

　　China News Service, Beijing, July 15th, title: Why is Xinjiang in the best period of development in history?

　　China News Agency reporter An Yingzhao

　　On the 14th, the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China issued a white paper entitled "Guarantee of Equal Rights of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang".

This is the ninth Xinjiang-related white paper published by the Chinese government so far. Once again, through a large amount of data and real cases, it presents to the world a Xinjiang that is in the best period of development in history.

　　In Xinjiang today, the protection of the seven rights is comprehensive.

　　The main body of the white paper includes seven aspects, including civil rights, political rights, economic rights, cultural rights, social rights, women and children's rights, and freedom of religious belief. It presents the status quo of the Chinese government's protection of the rights of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang.

Data map: The picture shows the Xinjiang song and dance performance.

Photo by Wu Zhiheng

　　For a period of time, some media and politicians in the US and Western countries have been keen to hype up Xinjiang-related issues.

They turned a blind eye to the rapid economic and social development of Xinjiang and the steady improvement of people's livelihood, but they took the "colored magnifying glass" to "picking the bones" in the fields of civil rights, political rights, and freedom of religious belief.

　　This white paper begins with the protection of civil and political rights, and focuses on the protection of the right to freedom of religious belief, and responds to the doubts of the outside world in a more comprehensive and targeted manner.

For example, among the 61 deputies to the 13th National People's Congress elected by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, minority deputies accounted for 62.3%.

Ethnic minority representatives accounted for 64.42%, 54.22%, 59.11%, and 73.46% of the people's congress deputies at all levels of the autonomous region, state (city), county (city, district), and township (town).

The proportion of minority members in parliaments in the United States, Britain and other countries pales in comparison.

The picture shows people in Shache County, Xinjiang are picking marigolds, which they call "the flower for getting rich."

Photo by Zhong Xin

　　In Xinjiang today, the protection of the seven rights is equal.

　　"Equality" is mentioned more than 20 times in the white paper. Among the seven rights protection, equality is a prominent feature.

This is not only reflected in the equal enjoyment of the right to economic development by the people of all ethnic groups, equal participation and equal development, and the pursuit of common prosperity; it is also reflected in Xinjiang's adherence to the constitutional principle of equality between men and women, which guarantees women's participation in democratic decision-making, democratic management and democratic supervision of state and social affairs. right.

　　As the white paper emphasizes, “equality is the eternal pursuit of mankind, and ethnic equality is one of the fundamental principles of China’s nation-building.” Under the protection of the Constitution and laws, all ethnic groups in Xinjiang are equal, united, assisted and harmonious. Belief is free, and different religions are equal to each other.

No citizen has been discriminated against or treated unfairly because of his or her belief in religion.

　　In Xinjiang today, the protection of the seven rights is unique.

　　Around the world, due to differences in historical experience, development levels, and human rights concepts, there are objective differences in the priorities of countries in promoting the development of human rights.

This proves the stage of human rights development-no country’s human rights are perfect, and there is no universal human rights standard.

Large machinery is busy in Xinjiang wheat field under aerial camera.

Photo by Qi Xuyun

　　When talking about China’s history and culture, Mr. Ji Xianlin once said, “Solving the problems of food and clothing and survival of the Chinese people has always been the biggest politics of this nation.” Since the founding of New China, people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang have gained the right to survival and development. With effective protection, the problem of absolute poverty has been resolved historically.

The white paper pointed out that from 1955 to 2020, calculated at constant prices, Xinjiang's GDP and per capita GDP increased by 160.3 times and 30.3 times, respectively.

From 1978 to 2020, the per capita disposable income of urban residents and rural residents increased by 108.2 times and 116.9 times in nominal terms, respectively.

　　Behind the large number of figures and cases in the white paper, China’s view of human rights is based on national conditions, people-centered, development as an important task, rule of law as the criterion, and openness as the driving force.

With the continuous enrichment and development of Xinjiang's governance strategy, Xinjiang's human rights cause has been continuously enriched and developed.

　　As observers have said, China maintains that there is no best for human rights, only better. Human rights construction can only be carried out when it is not completed. Xinjiang, which is already in the best period of development in history, will surely usher in a better tomorrow.

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