Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng led a delegation to visit the Caohu project area of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) on Wednesday.
At the construction site for a key higher education project, the central delegation heard a detailed report on the overall plan, phased goals, and progress of the construction.
He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, pointed out that the construction should be completed with high quality and efficiency.
The project should consider the current situation and future development direction of industries in Xinjiang, carefully create competitive disciplines and majors, build an integrated development pattern of industry, academia, research and production, and cultivate high-quality professional talents urgently needed for the economic and social development of the XPCC, He said.
At the Caohu Economic and Technological Development Zone, He pointed out that relevant authorities should support enterprises to enhance their competitiveness, strengthen their comprehensive capacity, and actively expand domestic and foreign markets.
He stated that a favorable investment environment and innovation ecology should be created to serve the high-quality development of the economy and society in southern Xinjiang.
A multi-level platform for communication, exchanges, and integration among military and locals of various ethnic groups, so as to promote the construction of a community of the Chinese nation.
Chinese vice premier leads delegation to Caohu project area in Xinjiang
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that the situation in Iran is "under total control" following violence linked to protests that spiked over the weekend.
Addressing foreign diplomats in Tehran, the foreign minister noted that armed terrorist groups had infiltrated the protests, attempting to divert them from their legitimate course. He claimed that evidence has been gathered showing Iranian security forces being shot at, with the aim of causing further casualties. He accused the United States and Israel of exploiting the unrest to interfere in Iran's internal affairs.
Araghchi further stated that the government is closely monitoring developments on the streets, emphasizing that "the situation has come under control." He also affirmed that internet services, curtailed during the unrest, would be restored after coordination with security agencies.
The government has engaged in dialogue with merchants and protest representatives and initiated reforms to address grievances related to price hikes and currency depreciation. Iran has taken a series of actions and measures to respond to the demands of peaceful demonstrators, the foreign minister said.
Earlier on Sunday, Araghchi said that clear evidence links recent riots and vandalism of public facilities in Iran to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad. This came after former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned Mossad agents operating on Iran's streets in a social media post. The Iranian foreign minister asserted that police are being attacked by "terrorists" acting under the direction of Israeli operatives, whom Pompeo publicly acknowledged.
The protests initially erupted over a sharp depreciation of the rial and sweeping subsidy reforms. Iranian authorities have blamed the unrest on foreign-linked agents and U.S. sanctions.
Iranian foreign minister says situation "fully under control," accuses Israeli intelligence of stoking unrest
