Xinjiang holds regional development event with foreign diplomats

While Muslims in China are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the regional government of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held an event in Beijing on Wednesday to introduce to the public developments and human rights protection in the region. Foreign diplomats from South Africa, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan and other countries attended the event. Senior officials from Xinjiang, including Ma Xingrui, secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee, and Erkin Tuniyaz, deputy secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Regional Committee and also chairman of the regional government attended the event. Photos: Li Hao/GT