China's President Xi Jinping visited the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for the first time in eight years.
As Europe and the United States intensify criticism over the human rights situation, it seems that the aim is to appeal that the governance of the autonomous region is successful.
State-owned China Central Television reported on the 15th that President Xi Jinping visited the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for four days until the 15th and visited the central cities of Urumqi and Turfan.
In the distribution area of the international freight train connecting Europe in Urumqi, President Xi emphasized that "With the promotion of'Belt and Road', the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has now become a core area rather than a remote area, and has achieved excellent results." did.
It was the first time in eight years that President Xi visited the autonomous region, and last time in 2014, there was an explosion at a railway station in Urumqi, which triggered the tightening of the Xi Jinping leadership.
Western countries are increasingly criticizing the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for the "genocide" that harms ethnic groups and other groups with the intention of destroying it. A law prohibiting genocide has been enforced.
As President Xi, he is aiming for an unusual third term as the top of the party, and by visiting the Communist Party Congress in the latter half of the party himself, it seems that he is aiming to appeal that the governance is successful.