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
Protests against federal immigration enforcement are spreading across the United States, with the latest demonstration unfolding directly in front of the White House.
Early Saturday, more than a hundred demonstrators gathered there, demanding changes to the Trump administration's immigration policies and accountability for recent shootings involving federal agents.
Immigrant rights and civil rights groups said this weekend's rallies mark a coordinated national response. Demonstrations are planned or already underway in major cities including Philadelphia, as well as across states such as North Carolina, Florida, Texas, and Washington, D.C., where organizers are calling for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be removed from local communities.
The nationwide protests follow a deadly week in which three people were shot by federal agents in two days.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, a 37-year-old woman, Renee Good, was killed during an enforcement operation by the ICE. A day later in Portland, Oregon, a man and a woman were wounded during a separate federal operation.
In the aftermath, Minnesota state officials accused the Trump administration of blocking their investigation by denying access to key evidence and prematurely drawing conclusions before a full review could be completed.
On Friday, Donald Trump defended the Department of Homeland Security's actions, sharply criticizing Minnesota leaders and calling them corrupt.
Local leaders have pushed back. During a Saturday news conference, the mayor of Minneapolis described ICE agents' actions as reckless.
Officials in both Minneapolis and Portland continue urging demonstrators to remain peaceful as protests intensify nationwide.
According to a 50501 Movement statement issued Friday, at least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025.
Nationwide protests erupt in US after ICE shootings
