Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, led a central delegation to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from Tuesday to Thursday to attend activities marking the region's 70th founding anniversary.
This marked the first time in the history of the Party and the country that such an arrangement has been made.
On Tuesday afternoon, Xi and the delegation arrived in Urumqi, the region's capital, where they received a warm welcome from people of various ethnic groups at the airport and throughout the city.
Later on Tuesday, Xi met with representatives from all ethnic groups and all walks of life in Xinjiang, urging concerted greater efforts to make Xinjiang more beautiful in the process of Chinese modernization.
He also held separate meetings with local officials, leaders of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, cadres who come to work in Xinjiang from other parts of the country, judicial workers, police officers, and patriotic members of the religious circles, among others.
Xi also met with military officers with a rank of colonel and above, along with grassroots role models and civilian personnel from troops stationed in Urumqi. On Wednesday morning, Xi visited a themed exhibition in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of the region at a cultural center in Urumqi. He emphasized that the profound changes in Xinjiang over the past 70 years are a vivid reflection of the historic process of national rejuvenation.
Later on Wednesday, Xi listened to work reports from the CPC Xinjiang regional committee and the regional government. Xi urged Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to build a socialist modern Xinjiang that is characterized by unity, harmony, prosperity, affluence, cultural progress and a sound eco-environment, where people live and work in peace and contentment.
On Wednesday evening, Xi joined people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang to watch the gala marking the region's 70th founding anniversary, entitled "Beautiful Xinjiang."
On Thursday morning, Xi joined local officials and members of the public from all ethnic groups and all walks of life in a grand gathering in Urumqi, celebrating the region's 70th founding anniversary.
Xi left Xinjiang for Beijing on Thursday noon after attending the celebrations. He was given a warm send-off by people of all ethnic groups, who lined the streets waving red flags in the city proper of Urumqi and danced joyfully at the airport.
Review of Xi's three-day trip to Xinjiang for its 70th founding anniversary
Review of Xi's three-day trip to Xinjiang for its 70th founding anniversary
Review of Xi's three-day trip to Xinjiang for its 70th founding anniversary
