Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said yesterday that some organizations and media attempted to slander and smear Xinjiang’s anti terrorism action and that attempt will be doomed to failure.
He said it was the same trick as what happened with New York Times last November. It is not difficult to see that a new wave of anti China and anti Xinjiang reports have been published.
But when China published two English TV documentary about Xinjiang, the western media immediately became silent.
Geng Shuang said Xinjiang’s anti terrorism education was necessary and the work was done very effectively. Facts show that since the beginning of the education, there has been no terrorist attack or bombing any more for three consecutive years.
Xinjiang now enjoys peace and development. Tourism has replaced terrorism and people’s wellbeing have been substantially improved. Greenpost reporter has been invited to visit Xinjiang in August 2018 and a series of reports have been published. If you click Xinjiang, you will find my story. (translated and edited by Xuefei Chen Axelsson) 中国外交部发言人耿爽19日强调，个别组织和媒体企图通过所谓爆料诬蔑抹黑中国新疆反恐和去极端化努力的图谋注定失败。 这并非此类“文件”首次“曝光”，与去年11月间《纽约时报》所谓相关文件不尽相同，其目的无非也是打着保障人权和宗教自由等幌子，攻击新疆教培中心，抹黑中国。 这似乎已成一种“套路”——先以污蔑中国的“黑资料”铺路，继之政客、媒体引用大肆攻击，掀起一个阶段的反华波澜。观察家们不难看到，一个时期以来，境内外敌对势力，特别是民族分裂势力、宗教极端势力、暴力恐怖势力，相互勾连，企图肢解中国，蓄意歪曲史实、混淆是非。 曾深受暴恐之害、在海外一度令人感到神秘的新疆，成为他们最乐于操作“议题”的地区之一。 为帮助外界了解真实的新疆，中国过去五年已就新疆反恐去极端化斗争、职业技能教育培训工作、各民族平等团结发展等七度发表白皮书。2019年12月，中国还发布两部英文纪录片，讲述新疆反恐工作，对华并不友好的西方媒体一时哑口无言。 事实证明，新疆反恐工作成效显著。1990年至2016年底，新疆发生了数千起暴恐事件，造成大量无辜人员伤亡和财产损失。正是在开展教培中心工作等一系列预防性反恐和去极端化措施，新疆才会连续三年不再发生暴恐事件。 事实胜于雄辩。这也不是中国自说自话：去年上千名外国使节、国际组织官员、媒体人士等访问过新疆并认为，新疆为国际社会反恐、去极端化斗争，积累了宝贵经验，作出了重要贡献。 对于有西方媒体以所谓涉疆“内部文件”指责中国，西南政法大学人权研究院执行院长张永和接受中新社记者采访时曾指出，这反映出少数西方媒体的三个谬误：无视恐怖主义危害的国际共识，对中国政府反恐立场的严重歪曲，对新疆地区反恐、去极端化工作的任意想象。 正如新冠病毒一样，恐怖主义也是人类公敌。美国等西方国家近二十年多次受到暴恐的重大伤害。新疆探索依法严厉打击暴恐与源头预防相结合，既维护了地区稳定，也大大助益国际社会开展反恐、去极端化工作。 在新疆各族民众人权得到有效保障、经济社会取得长足发展的事实面前，所谓涉疆“内部文件”的攻击显然是站不住脚的。 当前仍有一些国家和地区面临暴恐危害，打击恐怖主义需要国际社会共同努力。那些诬蔑抹黑中国反恐工作的言论，当休矣。
Xinjiang is an important agricultural region and hometown of melons and fruits. As the spring season is coming, Xinjiang farmers have began to grow vegetables in the green houses and grow water melons and honey melons in the field while being careful in fighting against the new virus. 新疆是中国重要的农业大区和“瓜果之乡”。随着气温回升，春意愈浓，新疆各地在全力做好新冠肺炎疫情防控工作的同时，在蔬菜大棚、果园田间等“希望的田野上”正抢抓农时，积极春播春耕，特别是在蔬菜大棚里，民众正加快温室蔬菜的种植、生产。 西北部的喀什地区是新疆人口最多的地州。该地区英吉沙县乌恰镇新包孜洪村的124座蔬菜大棚里，菜苗早已一片翠绿，生机盎然，村民吐尔迪•艾合买提戴着口罩，正在蔬菜大棚里喷水。 新疆地处北温带，冬季时间相对较长，发展蔬菜大棚产业既是满足民众“菜篮子”的需要，也是带动农民增收的有效方法。
Turdi. Ahemaiti said he has about one acre land and he will try to grow three times of vegetables such as tomatoes, Pepper, Lotus White and potatoes. In 2019, his pepper and tomatoes earned 8000 yuan or about 1200 US dollars. He said the virus that broke out in Wuhan didn’t affect him to grow vegetables. “The villige head taught us how to protect ourselves by arranging different times to work in the green house to avoid working together. It is hopeful that the vegetables can go to the market by mid May. I hope this year the income will be a little bit higher. “ 吐尔迪•艾合买提说：“我家大棚约有1.2亩，今年力争种上三茬蔬菜，主要种西红柿、辣椒、莲花白、土豆等。2019年，我种的辣椒和西红柿共收入8000多元（人民币，下同）。疫情没影响我的蔬菜种植，村干部教我们如何做好防护，还将到大棚里干活的村民按时间错开，避免集中扎堆。今年我们早早到大棚里来管理菜苗，看这长势，预计5月中旬前后就能上市，希望今年会有更高的收入。” 在该县英吉沙镇，负责农业生产的干部在田间地头一边指导村民农业生产，一边给劳动的村民免费发放口罩，并嘱咐村民要做好个人防护，干活的时候要保持一定的距离。 英吉沙镇农业产业发展中心干部麦麦提•江约麦尔说：“时令不等人，我们在严格排查村民身体状况后，组织村民有序地开展农活，计划开春种植蔬菜1800多亩，有744座拱棚蔬菜，全镇蔬菜、瓜类的面积预计比往年略有增加。” 新疆南部的焉耆盆地是重要的特色农产品生产基地。在新疆辣椒主产区之一的焉耆县，同样“疫情防控、春耕备耕”两不误。往年，焉耆县五号渠乡的辣椒种植户都是集中育苗，但今年为做好疫情防控工作，该乡采取分棚分户育苗作业，每棚人数控制在3～5人。进出育苗大棚的人员每天体温监测2次，并进行登记，人人戴着口罩。每个育苗大棚都留了通风口，并做好消毒。 据悉，育苗人员都是本村没有接触外来人史和没有外出过的富余劳动力，村民冶桂芳说：“我们在把自己保护好的情况下，到育苗大棚里干活，一天能挣上200元。” 村民张义共有3个育苗大棚，每年仅育苗收入就有5～6万元。今年，他预备了1.5万个钵盘，可种植400亩辣椒。春节前，就有村民预定了他的辣椒苗。张义说：“抗击疫情的同时，我们要抢抓农时，积极育苗，期望菜苗早日移栽，新疆地产蔬菜早日上市。” 为保障春耕生产农资供应，焉耆县开辟绿色通道，动员有关部门和农资经销商为农民订购种子、肥料、农膜等提供方便，努力把疫情对农业生产的影响降到最低，确保春耕春播生产顺利进行。 新疆春耕备耕物资货源整体充足，可基本满足今年春耕生产需要。据悉，截至2月初，新疆已冬储化肥30万吨，准备各类农作物种子约30万吨，当地化肥均价较上年同期略有下降，主要农作物种子价格与去年持平。（完）
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 5(Greenpost) — Xinjiang has enjoyed a safe and prosperous environment with increase of tourism and large investment for infrastructure in Xinjiang. Greenpost journalist visited Xinjiang in August, 2018, and twice in 2019.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 9 (Greenpost) — Hua Chunying, Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said recently that the US House of Representatives just passed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2019. This bill deliberately smears the human rights condition in Xinjiang, slanders China’s efforts in de-radicalization and counter-terrorism and viciously attacks the Chinese government’s Xinjiang policy.
” It seriously violates international law and basic norms governing international relations, and grossly interferes in China’s internal affairs. China is strongly indignant at and firmly opposed to it.” said Hua.
She continues to say that Xinjiang-related issues are not about human rights, ethnicity or religion, but about fighting violence, terrorism and separatism.Previously, Xinjiang suffered gravely from extremism, violence and terrorism. Faced with severe circumstances, the government of Xinjiang Autonomous Region lawfully fought violent and terrorist crimes while addressing the root causes. Our efforts include advancing de-radicalization, economic growth, ethnic solidarity, social harmony and stability. Thanks to those efforts, Xinjiang hasn’t seen a single terrorist attack over the past three years. Those endeavors are endorsed by all 25 million people of various ethnic groups in Xinjiang. They are also China’s contribution to the global counter-terrorism cause.
She also said the international community speaks highly of China’s Xinjiang policy. Since the end of 2018, over 1,000 representatives have visited Xinjiang in more than 70 groups, including officials from various countries, regions and international organizations, and people from the press, religious groups and the academic circle. They acclaimed that Xinjiang’s experience in counter-terrorism and de-radicalization was worth learning from. In March this year, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation adopted a resolution which commended China’s efforts in providing care to Muslim citizens. In July, ambassadors of over 50 countries to the UN Office at Geneva co-signed a letter to the president of the UN Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, applauding China’s respect and protection of human rights in its counter-terrorism and de-radicalization efforts. In October, at the Third Committee session of the 74th UNGA, more than 60 countries commended in their statements the tremendous human rights progress achieved in Xinjiang, China. All those are strong proof that the US accusations on Xinjiang-related issues are entirely against facts and the mainstream public opinion of the international community.
“We state our position clearly to the US that as Xinjiang is part of China, its affairs are purely domestic affairs that allow no foreign interference. This US bill smears our efforts in counter-terrorism and de-radicalization, which only reveals America’s double standards on counter-terrorism and further exposes to the Chinese people its hypocrisy and malicious intentions.” said Hua.
“The Chinese government and people are determined in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests. Under the pretext of Xinjiang-related issues, the US attempts to sow discord among various ethnic groups in China, undermine prosperity and stability in Xinjiang, and contain China’s growth. But its attempt will never succeed. We urge the US to correct its mistakes at once, prevent this bill from becoming law, and stop using Xinjiang-related issues to interfere China’s internal affairs. China will take further reactions according to how the situation develops.” said Hua.
STOCKHOLM, July 15 (Greenpost) — Chinese government is determined to solve the Xinjiang problem and they wanted to solve it from the basic, economic development.
I went to Xinjiang last year from August 24-September 2 to visit many places in Xinjiang.
I was told that before 2016, Xinjiang was suffering a lot of violence and potential terrorists attacks. Since July 5, 2009 when the largest scale and most severe violence took place in Xinjiang, Xinjiang people had been suffering from the terrorist attacks in many ways. People were afraid to go to street or go to the market places. But since 2016 when a series of measures were taken to uproot the root cause of terrorism, China opened education centres while investing massive amount of money in building infrastructure and creating more jobs.
When I was in Xinjiang many people said now Xinjiang was safe and there was no bombing at all. More tourists visited Xinjiang and Xinjiang also opened its arms to more tourists. Xinjiang becomes very popular and tourism became a pillar industry.
Traditionally people often think of Xinjiang as a poor province and a difficult area. But in fact, Xinjiang is a rich area full of various resources and beautiful environment. Xinjiang is proud of its various environment. For example along the road from Urumqi to Dabancheng and Turpan, there is a lot of wind and large wind farms are established to supply green energy to Xinjiang and all over China.
The problem started from the uneven development in China plus the three forces from outside to disturb. Because China started opening up in eastern region and eastern provinces developed first. Now it is time for western China to develop.
Since Xi Jinping became President, hundreds of billions of yuan have been invested in Xinjiang to create jobs and improve living standards.
So far, Xinjiang people enjoy a much better life and feel much safer. Those who were educated are gradually released and found jobs for a living.
It is understandable that the security is tight and more strict rules are implemented. It is believed that Xinjiang will be better and better.
If you like to read more about Xinjiang, just click the key word Xinjiang, you will find my report about Xinjiang.
STOCKHOLM, July 15(Greenpost) — 37 countries’ Ambassaders in Geneva signed a letter supporting China’s policies in Xinjiang.
Beijing says its policies in Xinjiang are a program to de-radicalize Uighurs and other minority Muslims, as part of a broader campaign against three ism– separatism, terrorism and extremism.
Among 37 countries, about one-third of the signatories of the letter praising China’s Xinjiang policies are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), a bloc customarily outspoken about actions it views as hostile towards Muslims. They include Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Syria, Tajikistan, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, and Togo.
The other signatories are Russia, Cuba, Venezuela, Angola, Belarus, Burma, North Korea, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.
At least 11 of the signatories are currently members of the HRC.
The letter, essentially echoing Beijing’s talking points, says, “Faced with the grave challenge of terrorism and extremism, China has undertaken a series of counter-terrorism and deradicalization measures in Xinjiang, including setting up vocational education and training centers.”
It says there has been no terror attack in Xinjiang for three years and that its inhabitants enjoy a happier and more secure existence. (True)
“We commend China’s remarkable achievements in the field of human rights by adhering to the people-centered development philosophy and protecting and promoting human rights through development,” it says.
Chinese Charge D’Affair Li Song, speaking at the HRC on Friday, said the Chinese government warmly welcomed the support of the signatories of the letter, which “highly spoke of China’s progress in the field of human rights in Xinjiang, and the success in the field of fighting terrorism and extremism.”
Speaking through an interpreter, Li listed the principles China expects the HRC to uphold in its work – “objectivity, transparency, non-selectivity, constructiveness, non-confrontation, and non-politicization.”
He complained that some Western delegations “driven by a political agenda,” had written an open letter of their own several days earlier, “in which they distorted reality on the ground in Xinjiang and made unfounded allegations.”
The 22 signatories of that letter included Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and European nations.
Li said those countries should “discard their prejudices” and “stop politicizing human rights issues.”
Li said the existence of those vocational training centers was supported by “all the people of Xinjiang and the rest of China.
“Under the strong leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, all the ethnic groups in Xinjiang are moving proudly to the year 2020 when China will become a well-off society, and further towards a bright future.” said Li.
Claes Grundsten’s photo of Jinshanling Great Wall in Beijing taken on November, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]
A photo exhibition featuring China’s landscape has been held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Chinese Ambassador Gui Congyou spoke highly of this exhibition.
“We hope more Swedish friends will visit China and see with their own eyes a modern China, experience the culture, progress and the dynamism in Chinese society, and also importantly the friendship and hospitality of the Chinese people,” said Gui.
Most of the photos on show were taken during a visit to Xinjiang by Xuefei Chen Axelsson of Green Post in August and a visit to Beijing, Zhangjiajie and Guilin in November by eleven other Swedish photographers.
The photographer not only visited places of interest, but also key facilities serving the Belt and Road Initiative such as a realignment center of China-Europe Railway Express.
Landscape in Zhangjiajie taken by Claes Grundsten, famous Swedish landscape photographer in November, 2018. [Photo: China Plus]
Among the participants is Claes Grundsten, a famous landscape photographer in Sweden.
“All together, this journey to China is very extensive and comprehensive and we were satisfied with the trip,” said Claes Grundsten.
Photo Journalist Johan Wessel said it was very good to have such an exhibition
“I think it was a nice exhibition and a nice opportunity to show the beautiful landscape of China both for the Swedish people in Sweden and the Chinese people in Sweden, and it was also nice to cooperate with you and your newspaper the Green Post and it was a nice cooperation between Green Post and the Kamera & Bild,” Johan said.
Xuefei Chen Axelsson, Editor of Green Post showed Mr. Gui Congyou, Chinese Ambassador to Sweden about Moon Bay Phot in Kanas region in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. [Photo: China Plus]
The photographers also include Lena Weilandt who returned to China decades after her first trip there.
“It was wonderful. I was there 30 years ago. So it was amazing to be able to be back there again 30 years later and see the beautiful landscape and meet the people. Somethings have changed a lot, big cities and very modern, but you can also find the old China in the market and streets, for instance. I think we are all very proud and happy to show our pictures here and we all show our pictures to our families and friends the photo communities,” Lena Weilandt said.
The week-long exhibition has attracted people from all walks of life in Sweden.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 16(Greenpost)– China Landscape in Swedish Eyes Photo Exhibiton opens on Saturday in China Cultural Center in Stockholm.
Chinese Ambassador to Sweden Gui Congyou attended the opening ceremony.
“I have looked at the photos and feel quite excited to see China’s spectacular landscape through Swedish lens. In the exhibition one can see Kanas lake and Yadan landscape in Xinjiang and the spectacular mountains in Zhangjiajie, as well as the beautiful River Li.”
Ambassador Gui said this exhibition, jointly held by Green Post, a web multi-media and Kamera & Bild Magazine is a positive people to people communication between China and Sweden.
“This year marks the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up and China has experienced a lot of changes and living standards have improved a lot. We welcome Swedish friends to China to have a look. ”
Web newspaper Green Post editor Xuefei Chen Axelsson also spoke at the opening ceremony.
She said that she went to Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in western China during Aug. 24-31 this year together with 14 journalists from 13 countries along the silk road to see Xinjiang’s development in tourism industry and other aspects. The project goes along with the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping. She visited Urumqi, Changji, Burqin, Altay and Kanas where there are rich tourism resources. The landscape includes Gobi, forests, Mountains and lakes. The Yadan landscape was formed by wind but the name was given by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin. The trip is worthwhile and the purpose was to wake some interest for both industries and tourists.
Claes Grundsten said that Magazine Kamera & Bild arranged this trip with many competent photographers with travel bureau Zoom.
He said the group visited the Great Wall, the famous Tiger Leaping Gorge, National Park Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province in Central China and the beautiful longji in River Li in Guilin city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China.
“It was the first time I went to China, ….It was a very good trip, we are very satisfied with the trip.”
Journalists, Photographers and Photograph lovers:
Claes Grundsten Johan Wessel Charlie Malmqvist
Lena Weilandt Patrik Brolin Kitty Eide Larsson
Anna Bernström Eva Pettersson Hans-Åke Olsson
Anders Petersson Leif Lundin
Xuefei Chen Axelsson
Curator: Anders Nylen
A total of 120 people including friends and colleagues of the photographers attended the opening ceremony.
Johan Wessel said to Green Post that it is very good to have such a joint photo exhibition so that people can see many places in China.
Zhangjiajie.
Xinjiang.
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xinjiang.
Jinshanling, Great Wall.
The exhibition will last till December 22, 2018. It is jointly held by Green Post and Kamera & Bild Magazine.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 13(Greenpost) — On 16 November 2018, during an interview with SVD journalist Mikael Törnwall on China-Sweden economic and trade relations, Ambassador Gui Congyou answered questions on Xinjiang and the Gui Minhai case.
Mikael Törnwall asked if he could extend his questions from bilateral investment between China and Sweden to the controversies between the two governments. There are two issues. First is the issue of Chinese Uygurs. Some people in Sweden claim that China uses Uygurs in Sweden as spies. Second is the case of Gui Minhai.
Following is the main points of Ambassador’s comments.
Ambassador Gui said, the interview was originally proposed to be about China-Sweden economic and trade cooperation, but I’m also open to questions beyond this subject. I would take this more as a discussion between friends. The so-called “Chinese Uygur issue” is something deliberately crafted by some people who either lack knowledge of the true situation or look at China through colored spectacles and with prejudice and stereotype. There is a folk song popular among nearly 1.4 billion Chinese people, “the 56 ethnic groups in China are like 56 flowers in a garden, and the 56 brothers and sisters are a big family.” The Uygurs are an equal member of the big Chinese family of 56 ethnic groups. The system of regional ethnic autonomy is implemented in Xinjiang, and the languages and cultures of all ethnic groups living there have been well inherited and developed. Xinjiang, once a backward region, now enjoys rapid economic and social development, thanks to the help of the Central Government and sister provinces. In the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the border between China and Central Asia was opened up, and the three forces of terrorism, extremism and separatism from abroad madly infiltrated into Xinjiang. These forces recruited innocent young people there, trained them overseas, and then brought them back. Over these years, thousands of violent terrorist attacks, targeted at civilians, have been carried out. The most active of them is the “East Turkistan” terrorist organizations. These forces have also infiltrated into other provinces of China and carried out deadly terrorist attacks. For example, in 2014, “East Turkistan” terrorists stabbed and slashed at innocent people at random in the Kunming Railway Station of Yunnan Province, killing dozens of civilians. The perpetrators had all received terrorist training abroad. Graphics of their violent killing have been made public by the police.
While resolutely countering violent terrorist crimes, China also draws on the experience of other countries and puts an emphasis on preventive measures.
Poverty and ignorance are the root causes of extremism and terrorism.
The preventive measures Xinjiang takes are to bring around people who are influenced by terrorism and extremism and have committed minor offenses when involved in terrorist and extremist activities, and provide them with free vocational training, aiming to help them get rid of terrorist and extremist tendencies, master vocational skills, secure employment and stable incomes, and reintegrate into the society. Relevant measures are warmly welcomed by people of all ethnic groups across Xinjiang and trainees from vocational training institutions. Thanks to these measures, there have been no violent terrorist attacks in Xinjiang for 22 consecutive months.
Now Xinjiang is generally stable. Its economy is enjoying a good development momentum. The various ethnic groups live in harmony, and people’s livelihood is steadily improving. A few years ago when violent terrorist attacks occurred frequently in Xinjiang, no domestic or foreign tourists dared to travel there. With a stable social environment, Xinjiang registered more than 100 million trips by domestic and foreign tourists in 2017, and this record was broken by September this year. Obviously, descriptions of Xinjiang by some people and media in the West are completely incompatible with the real Xinjiang. Some people hype up the so-called “Uygur issue” only out of bad political motives. You are welcome to travel to Xinjiang, to see the actual situation for yourself and enjoy the beautiful scenery there.
On the case of Gui Minhai, I have made extensive exchanges with the Swedish Government, Parliament, media and ordinary people. Some forces, media and people in Sweden exploit this case simply for political reasons. They never talk about what a person Gui Minhai is and what he did. I would like to tell you the truth.
In the 1990s, Gui Minhai came to Sweden to study and got Swedish citizenship. Unlike most other Chinese students studying in Sweden, he was obsessed with making big money. He illegally established a school at the University of Gothenburg and enrolled more than 100 students from China by deception. He promised these students MBA degrees and good living conditions, and tricked each of them to pay him a large sum of money. But the fact is there isn’t any MBA degree in Swedish universities even till today. He put over 20 students in one big room with very poor living conditions. His fraudulent activities cast these students into predicament and eventually led to two of them killing themselves, which shocked the Swedish society. The Swedish education authorities intervened and the University of Gothenburg managed to calm the waters. Relevant documents are still there. SVT broadcast a news report on this on 23 June 1999 and there are also reporting on local media of Gothenburg, which you can refer to if you are interested. Faced with punishment of Swedish law, Gui Minhai fled back to his hometown Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
In Ningbo, he appeared as an “overseas Chinese merchant”, and the angry victims of his fraud reported to the Chinese police, the record of which is readily available for reference. One late night in December 2003, Gui Minhai killed a young college girl while drunk driving in Ningbo and escaped from the scene. The Chinese court handled the case according to law and sentenced Gui Minhai to two years in prison with a two-year reprieve for the crime of causing traffic casualties. To escape from punishment of the law, Gui Minhai used a fake identity to get a passport and fled out of China while still on probation. He was then engaged in illegal activities by smuggling books into China’s mainland and obtained a lot of ill-gotten gains through such criminal acts. In 2015, Gui Minhai returned to China and turned himself in, and the Chinese judicial authorities executed the former sentence of two-year imprisonment according to law. In October 2017, Gui Minhai was released in accordance with law after completing his two-year term for the crime of causing traffic casualties. He chose to stay in Ningbo to keep his old mother company. But during that period he got involved in criminal acts, again, when he illegally collected China’s state secrets and attempted to flee abroad, under the instigation of some forces and people in Sweden. The Chinese police had to take coercive measures against him in accordance with law.
At present, the Chinese judicial authorities are handling this case in accordance with law and legal procedures of China, and Gui Minhai himself has repented. At the same time, the Chinese side fully safeguards the legitimate rights and interests of Gui Minhai, including the right to medical treatment. Some Swedish media claimed that Gui Minhai was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and dying, which is not at all consistent with the facts. At the beginning of this year, the Chinese side arranged medical checkups for Gui Minhai carried out by experts from top hospitals in Shanghai. The diagnosis showed that Gui Minhai only had common cervical spondylosis. But some people in Sweden did not believe it, and proposed to send a Swedish doctor for Gui Minhai. The Chinese side agreed, and a Swedish doctor went to see Gui Minhai in mid-August and agreed with the diagnosis of Chinese doctors. Gui Minhai is in good physical and mental condition.
For such a person who has committed numerous crimes, some Swedish forces, media and people just ignore the facts and keep pressuring China and unreasonably demanding his release. It is a severe interference in China’s judicial sovereignty, serious violation of the spirit of the rule of law, and a display of their ignorance of law. China and Sweden have maintained close communication on the Gui Minhai case. The Chinese side has made clear to the Swedish side the facts of the Gui Minhai case and China’s positions, that is, to deal with the case according to law and legal procedures of China. This is all the truth of the Gui Minhai case.
STOCKHOLM, 10 november (Greenpost) – Efter 5de juli 2009, man kunde låta bli att fråga om Xinjiang är tryggt och har stabilläget. Vad är särskilt om Xinjiang? Med många frågor kom reportern till Xinjiang Ugyhurs autonoma region.
Sitter i en minibuss såg jag utsidan genom fönstret. Från flygplatsen till Northwest Petroleum Hotel kände jag att jag kom tillbaka till min hemstad Jinzhou eftersom de små affärerna är så likt de som bor i Jinzhou. Men när jag gick ut från hotellet till bazaren på kvällen såg vägen ut som den som jag tog förra året i Dalian. Men när vi åkte till Changji med den stora bussen såg jag att vägen har det bra med gröna träd och gräs. Det ser väldigt internationellt ut.
Hela vägen till norr såg vi ofta en stor bild av president Xi Jinping som satt tillsammans med Xinjiang-folket. Bildtexten är president Xi Jinping och alla Xinjiang etniska grupper är hjärtat linken hjärtat. Den här bilden är mycket slående. I det stora gräset, plötsligt när du ser den här bilden, känner du omedelbart så varmt i ditt hjärta. President Xi är så nära folket. Det är också varmt att se den röda flaggan som blåser i himlen.
När jag gick över gatan i Urumqi såg jag det röda ljuset, men jag hörde också ljudguiden säger att det är rött ljus, vänta och strax efter det är Uygor-språk som betyder samma sak, antar jag. I Urumqi finns många vägmärken på tre språk, kinesiska, uygörer och engelska. Tunnelbanan kommer att vara i drift vid årets slut. Urumqi har både Xidan varuhus och Wangfujing centrum. Det får mig att känna mig som i Peking.
Xinjiang har prioriterat turism och haft stor uppmärksamhet åt miljön. Luften är frisk och himlen är blå med vitt moln. Ett exempel är att i vårt hotell finns det en specifikation som säger att om du behöver tvätta handduken bör du lägga den i badkaret, om du inte behöver det, borde du hänga den på väggen. Om en person bor här för tre nätter, behöver den faktiskt inte förändras eftersom vädret här är väldigt bra, folk svettar inte mycket, det är lite torrt varmt och väldigt bekvämt. Jag tycker att denna typ av miljömedvetenhet och främjande är mycket bra. När vi anlände till Altays Hemu township såg vi en bro som byggdes av Heilongjiangprovins bistånd. Det finns också en skylt som visar flodadministrationssystemet. Informationskontorets tjänsteman sade att Kina har genomfört floddirektörssystemet. Vad betyder det? Det betyder att den ledande ledaren i området är den som ansvarar för floden och håller den ren.
I Altay City gjorde de stora ansträngningar för att plantera träd och gjorde berget grönt. Detta var också baserat på president Xi Jinpings två bergsteori. Xi brukade säga att det gröna berget och rent vatten bara är guld- och silverberget. Denna praxis gör att många bönder och herdmän dra nytta av att de kan ha två typer av inkomster, en del från djurhållning, den andra från landsbygdsturismen som restauranger och hotell. De får också några subventioner från regeringen. På den sista dagen gick vi till Röda berget i Urumqi. Det var faktiskt en barenhöjd. Men från 1958 började alla partimedlemmar och cardres plantera träd här varje år. Nu är det en mycket grön park med alla slags blommor. Den tjocka gröna skogen och de vackra blommorna gör parken väldigt livlig. Blommans färg är så frisk under det starka solskenet. Detta har varit ett typiskt exempel på hur människors beteende förändrar miljön till det bättre.
Naturmiljön har förändrats, den mänskliga miljön förändras också till det bättre. Till exempel i Grand Bazar kan alla slags etniska grupper harmoniskt arbeta tillsammans för att göra affärer och välkomna turister från hela landet och även från hela världen. Detta är en bra modell för nationell enhet.
Totalt sett är Xinjiang väldigt vackert och livet rim är inte för snabbt. Det finns ett gott välfärd i Xinjiang och Xinjiang-folket är väldigt snällt och vackert. Xinjiang män är stiliga och kvinnor är vackra och kapabla. Några av flickorna kallade sig som andra generationen av Xinjiang-folket eftersom deras föräldrar flyttade från inlandet till Xinjiang för många år sedan. Dessa andra generationens tjejer ser väldigt vackra ut och är också mycket skickliga. Du kan också känna investeringen på 200 miljarder yuan i Xinjiang. Alla nya vägar byggdes längs bergen som var svåra att föreställa sig för tio år sedan. Flygplatsen, järnvägen och även toalettenomgången. (Det enda jag starkt föreslår för förbättring är att skaffa toalettpapper på toaletten. Jag slår vad om när Kina kan ge toalettpapper i alla toaletter, det är den tid då Kina verkligen utvecklas bra.) Men toaletten är mycket bättre än tidigare än toalettpapper. Alla hus som är inbyggda i Altay-området är till största delen tillverkade av trä. Man kan se hjälp från andra provinser och denna typ av broderligt bistånd är också en egenskap hos Kina som är en stor familj. Det är ett stöd, men de känner fortfarande lika för att de kan dela. Du kan känna folket är väldigt trevligt. Om du går till Xinjiang kan du också känna den vackra naturen. Det är mycket rent och tydligt, ingen förorening, den ekologiska miljön är bäst. I synnerhet kan det ha alla slags miljöer som sträcker sig från det varma området, till Yadan Terrain och floder och skogar. Xinjiang låter dig också känna sig förvånad från tid till annan. Ibland känner du dig hopplös i ett ögonblick, och då ser du bara hoppet omedelbart vid ett annat tillfälle.
Första överraskningen var att jag hittade min kollega från 25 år sedan. Jag visste inte om han fortfarande arbetar på samma ställe. Men efter att jag berättade informationskontorets tjänsteman, precis inom en halvtimme, hittade vi honom. Vilken överraskning! Andra överraskningen var att jag tog fel laddare när jag kom hemifrån i Stockholm, Sverige. Jag frågade informationsofficer igen och hon frågade alla butiker och kollegor och äntligen en kollega i Changji som är en timmes bilresa från Urumqi hittade en laddare som fungerar bra men bara kostar 80 yuan medan den jag köpte i Stockholm kostar över 600 yuan . Detta sparade inte bara min dag utan också hela resan. Vid slutet av resan kände jag att allt gick mycket smidigt. Men på grund av hela dagen regn och dåligt väder under natten, avbröts vårt flyg. Jag var tvungen att ringa Stockholm för att byta biljett, men jag kunde inte bara fördröja en dag, jag var tvungen att fördröja i två dagar i Urumqi. Men det visade sig vara bra och det var därför vi kunde få chansen att besöka Red Mountain parken! Vilken bonus!
Den sista överraskningen var att tre dagar efter att jag kom tillbaka från Kanas fann jag att jag lämnade min vackra överrock och en ny svart kavaj i Kanas Yuehu Lake Hotel. Jag minns tydligt att det fanns bara några byggnader där och min svenska man sa att han inte kunde spåra mig där misstänker att det var en hemlig plats. Men snart gick han ut på den plats där vi alla lånade en militär överrock för att förhindra det kalla vädret i bergen. Jag gömde kläderna i en garderob bakom dörren. Det tog servitrisen två gånger för att hitta den äntligen. Vilken överraskning igen! Jag menar om det är vanligt kläder, skulle jag inte nämna det. Men det är en dyra kläder för mig och jag har aldrig slitit det än! Tack vare Xinjiang Yuehu Lake Hotel Manager Ma Yanhong som senare skickade det till mig.
Självklart med den omhändertagna vården av informationsofficer hade vi en smidig resa. Vissa människor klagade över att det finns så stora inspektioner och säkerhetskontroll. Jag måste säga att det inte var så skrämmande som vad folk sa. Men jag upplevde säkerhetskontrollen vid ingången till Xidan stormarknad och all trafikkontrollpunkt. För den här frågan, om det inte fanns någon erfarenhet av Stockholm- eller Oslo-terroristattackerna, skulle jag ha varit irriterad till exempel även i Peking varje gång när du tar tunnelbanan, kommer du att stöta på säkerhetskontroll. Men nu förstår jag fullt ut situationen och som medborgare måste jag säga att det enda vi kan göra är att lyda lagen och samarbeta med polisen. Tänk på det, varje gång du tar ett flygplan måste du uppleva den kontrollen. Samma i Xinjiang. Terrorister finns i de dolda områdena där vi inte visste var, men vi är på strålkastaren och är sårbara för alla angrepp. Så det är bäst att vi följer reglerna och samarbetar med polisen så att det blir bättre och mjukare. Med polisens närvaro känner jag mig säkrare. Som Shaliyef sa, välkomnar Xinjiang miljontals turister varje år, detta är ett bra bevis på att Xinjiang är säkert och gott. Det fanns inget bombing genom 18 månader!
Självklart har de konsoliderat utvecklingen av turism industrin. Min Xinjiang-kollega sa också att situationen är riktigt bra nu jämfört med några år sedan.
Vad som mest förvånade mig var att när jag återvände från Urumqi till Peking, vid Urumqi flygplats, såg plötsligt en grupp barn med röda skoluniformer och Little Red hat. De stod konsert och avancerade till hytten på ett ordnat sätt med sina lärare och med hjälp av flygpersonal. Det hände att två barn satt i sätet bredvid mig. Det är underförstått att dessa barn är runt 10 år och vid fjärde och femte klassen grundskola. De är från grundskolan i Shache County, Xinjiang. De har totalt 20 personer, varav alla är bra studenter valt från olika klasser. De talar både kinesiska och uyghuir språk, mer glad, nyfiken, energisk och frivilligt kommer ut. Läraren leder dem att besöka Peking och Shanghai i en vecka. En av barnen sa att hennes far var veterinär. De har fyra barn i sin familj. De är alla uyghuir. Deras utbildning är gratis. De kom till Urumqi från Shache County och sedan från Urumqi till Peking. Efter 4 timmars flygning är barnen fortfarande väldigt fräscha. När de kom av planet satte de på överrocken, rade upp på bussen. När de anlände till bagagehämtningsområdet tog de av sig kappan, eftersom Peking var varm. Barnen lyssnade på lärarens ordning. De är väldigt bra.
Jag tänkte att dessa barn skulle kunna få en chans att gå till en storstad som Peking och Shanghai. Det var inte mindre än ett Peking barn som gick utomlands, eller när jag var barn såg jag ungutbildad ungdom från staden till vår by på landsbygden. Detta var en stor chans att bredda sina horisonter och hjälpa dem att bilda en rättvisare utsikt över världen. Dessa barn är precis som ett frö. När de växer upp, kommer de att prata kinesiska, uyghur och engelska. Deras framtid är gränslös. Under denna resa till Xinjiang lärde jag mig också att de flesta terroristerna bara känner till ett modersmål, och utbildningsnivån är inte hög. De kan inte skilja mellan rätt och fel. De kan inte stå emot de yttre krafternas uppmuntran och inleda den brottsliga vägen för våld och terror. Därför har staten intensifierat sin utbildning och förändrat humaniora ekologi genom nationell enhet familj och fri utbildning. Jag hörde att den primära och sekundära utbildningen i södra Xinjiang är ledig nu. Jag hoppas att jag under nästa rapporterande resa kommer att lära mig mer om denna aspekt.
Det är synd att tiden är så kort att jag inte kunde gå till södra delen av Xinjiang. Med ett område på 1,66 miljoner kvadratkilometer är Xinjiang så stor att det tar minst en månad att besöka allt från östra till västra, från södra till norra. Farväl Xinjiang och vi ses nästa gång!
Stockholm, Nov. 11 (Greenpost) – Xinjiang is a magical place, Xinjiang is an aspiring area and Xinjiang is also a mysterious place, how does Xinjiang really look like? Is it safe and stable? With a lot of questions, the reporter came to Xinjiang Ugyhur Autonomous Region.
Sitting in a minibus, I watched outside through the window. From the Airport to the Northwest Petroleum Hotel, I felt I came back to my hometown Jinzhou, Northeast China because the small business shops are so similar to those stay in Jinzhou. Yet, when I went out from Hotel to the Bazar in the evening, the road looked like the one I took last year in Dalian. But when we went to Changji with the big bus, I noticed the road has the good company of green trees and grass. It looks very international.
All the way to north, we often saw a huge picture of President Xi Jinping sitting together with Xinjiang people. The caption is President Xi Jinping and all Xinjiang ethnic groups are heart by heart. This picture is very striking. In the vast grassland, suddenly when you see this picture, you immediately feel so warm in your heart. President Xi is so near to the people. It is also feeling warm seeing the red flag blowing in the sky.
When I walked across the street in Urumqi, I saw the red light, but I also heard the audio guide saying now it is red light, please wait and right after that is Uyghur language meaning the same thing, I guess. In Urumqi, many road signs are in three languages, Chinese, Uyghurs and English. The subway will be in operation by the end of the year. Urumqi has both the Xidan Department store and Wangfujing downtown. It makes me feel like in Beijing.
Xinjiang has prioritised tourism and paid great attention to environment. The air is fresh and the sky is blue with white cloud.
One example is that in our hotel, there is a specification saying that if you need to wash your towel, you should put it in the tub, if you don’t need it, you should hang it on the wall. Indeed, if one person lives here for three nights, it doesn’t need to change because the weather here is very good, people don’t sweat much, it is a little bit dry warm and very comfortable. I think this kind of environmental awareness and promotion is very good.
When we arrived in Altay’s Hemu township, we saw a bridge that was built by Heilongjiang Province’s assistance. There is also a plate that shows the river administration system. The information office official said China has implemented the river director system. What does it mean? It means the top leader in the area is the one who is in charge of the river keeping it clean. In fact, CPC is a serious party. If they want to do something, they will do it and do it well.
In Altay city, they made great efforts in planting trees and made the mountain green. This was also based on President Xi Jinping’s two mountains theory. Xi used to say that the green mountain and clean water is just the gold and silver mountains. This practice makes many farmers and herdmen benefit because they can have two kinds of income, one part from animal husbandry, the other from the rural tourism such as restaurants and hotels. They also get some subsidies from the government.
On the last day, we went to the Red Mountain in Urumqi. In fact, this was a baren hill. But from 1958, all the party members and cardres began to plant trees here every year. Now it is a very green park with all kinds of flowers. The thick green forest and the beautiful flowers make the park very lively. The color of the flowers are so fresh under the strong sunshine. This has been a typical example of how people’s behaviour change the environment for the better.
The natural environment has changed, the human environment also changed for the better. For example in the grand Bazar, all kinds of ethnic groups can harmoniously work together to do their business and welcome tourists from all over the country and even from the world. This is a good model for national unity.
Overall, Xinjiang is very beautiful and the life rhyme is not too fast. There is a good welfare in Xinjiang and the Xinjiang people are very kind and lovely. Xinjiang’s men are handsome and women are beautiful and capable. Some of the girls dubbed themselves as the second generation of the Xinjiang people because their parents moved from inland area to Xinjiang many years ago. These second generation girls look very beautiful and also very capable. Xinjiang is also a romantic place. Greenpost report suggest you go to Xinjiang to have a look and experience that feeling when you see President Xi staying with all the ethnic groups together. You can also feel the 200 billion yuan investment in Xinjiang. All the new roads were built along the mountains which were hard to imagine even ten years ago. The airport, railway and even the toilet revolution. (The only thing I strongly suggest for improvement is to provide toilet paper in the toilet. I bet when China can provide toilet paper in all the toilets, that will be the time when China is really developed well.) But the toilet is much better than before except toilet paper. All the houses built in Altay area are mostly made of wood. One can see the assistance from other provinces and this kind of brotherly assistance is also a characteristic of China which is a big family. Only with the leadership of the Communist party, we can see this practice. It is a support, yet they still feel equal because they can share. You can feel the people are very nice.
If you go to Xinjiang, you can also feel the beautiful natural environment. It is very clean and clear, no pollution, the ecological environment is the best. In particular it can have all kinds of environment ranging from the desert hot area, to the Yadan Terrain and rivers and forests. Xinjiang also lets you feel surprised from time to time. Sometimes you feel hopeless at one moment, and then you just see the hope immediately at another moment.
First surprise was that I found my colleague and best friend from 25 years ago. I didn’t know whether he is still working at the same place. But after I told the information office official, just within half an hour, we found him. What a surprise!
Second surprise was that I took the wrong charger when I came out from home in Stockholm, Sweden. I asked the Information official again and she asked all the shops and colleagues and finally a colleague in Changji which is one hour drive from Urumqi found a charger which functioned very well but only cost 80 yuan while the one I bought in Stockholm cost over 600 yuan. This not only saved my day, but also the whole trip.
By the end of the trip, I felt all went very smoothly. Yet due to the whole day rain and the bad weather during the night, our flight was cancelled. I had to call Stockholm to change the ticket, but I couldn’t just delay one day, I had to delay for two days in Urumqi. But it turned out to be a good thing and that is why we could have the chance to visit the Red Mountain park! What a bonus!
The last surprise was that three days after I came back from Kanas, I found that I left my beautiful overcoat and a new black suit in the Kanas Yuehu Lake Hotel. I remember clearly that there were just a few buildings there and my Swedish husband said he couldn’t trace me there suspecting that was a secret place. But soon he googled out the place where we all borrowed a military overcoat to prevent the cold weather in the mountains. I hid the clothes in a wardrobe behind the door. It took the waitress twice to find it finally. What a surprise again! I mean if it is ordinary clothes, I wouldn’t mention it. But it is a most expensive clothes for me and I have never worn it yet! Thanks to Xinjiang Yuehu Lake Hotel Manager Ma Yanhong who later posted it to me.
Of course with the considerate care of the information official, we had a smooth trip. Some people complained that there is so severe inspections and security check. I have to say that it was not as frightening as what people said. But I did experience the security check at the entrance of the Xidan Department store and all the traffic checkpoint. For this issue, if there were no experience of the Stockholm or Oslo terrorist attacks, I would have been feeling annoyed for example even in Beijing every time when you take subway, you will encounter security check. But now I fully understand the situation and as a citizen I must say the only thing we can do is to obey the law and willingly cooperate with the police. Think of it, every time when you take an airplane, you must experience that check. The same in Xinjiang. Terrorists are in the hidden areas where we didn’t know where, but we are on the spotlight and are vulnerable for any attack. So it is the best that we obey the rules and cooperate with the police so that it will get better and smoother. With the presence of the police, I feel safer. As Shaliyef said, Xinjiang welcomes millions of tourists every year, this is a good evidence that Xinjiang is safe and sound. Of course we have consolidated the development of tourism industry. My Xinjiang friend also said the situation is really good now compared with a few years ago.
What surprised me the most was that when I returned from Urumqi to Beijing, at Urumqi airport, suddenly a group of children wearing red school uniforms and Little Red hat appeared. They stood in concert and advanced to the cabin in an orderly manner with their teachers and with the help of airport personnel. It happened that two children were sitting in the seat next to me. It is understood that these children are all around 10 years old, and at the fourth and fifth grades of elementary school. They are from the primary school of Shache County, Xinjiang. They have a total of 20 people, all of whom are good students selected from various classes. They speak both Chinese and Uyghur language, more cheerful, curious, energetic, and voluntarily coming out. The teacher leads them to visit Beijing and Shanghai for a week. One of the children said that her father was a veterinarian. They have four children in their family. They are all Uyghurs. Their education is free. They came to Urumqi from Shache County and then from Urumqi to Beijing. After 4 hours of flight, the children are still very fresh. When they got off the plane, they put on their overcoat, line up onto the bus. When they arrived at the baggage pick-up area, they took off their coat, because Beijing was hot. The children are very good.
I was thinking that these children could have a chance to go to a big city like Beijing and Shanghai. It was no less than a Beijing child going abroad, or when I was a child, I saw young educated youth from city come to our village in the countryside. This was a great chance to broaden their horizons and help them to form a right outlook on the world. These children are just like a seed. When they grow up, they will speak Chinese, Uyghur, and English. Their future is boundless. During this trip to Xinjiang, I also learned that most of the terrorists only know one native language, and the level of education is not high. They cannot distinguish between right and wrong. They cannot withstand the incitement of the outside forces and embark on the criminal path of violence and terror. Therefore, the central government has intensified its education and changed the humanities ecology through national unity family and free education. I heard that primary and secondary education in South Xinjiang is free now. I hope that during the next reporting trip, I will learn more about this aspect.
It is a pity that time is so short that I couldn’t go to Southern part of Xinjiang. With an area of 1.66 million square kilometers, Xinjiang is so big that it will take at least a month to visit all of it from east to west and from south to north. Goodbye Xinjiang and See you next time!
STOCKHOLM, 1 november (Greenpost) – Vid lunch den 31 augusti var det dags att säga adjö. Det här var sista gången vi alla åt lunch tillsammans. Under dessa åtta dagar har Xinjiang Information Office biträdande direktör Ailiti Shaliyef hela tiden följt oss, men han har inte sagt så mycket, bara hjälpt till att uppfylla alla önskemål från oss journalister.
När vi journalister nu är på väg att lämna talade han äntligen. Han sa att huvudsyftet med att bjuda in alla journalister här var att låta oss alla ta en titt på Xinjiang och uppleva personligen något av livet i Xinjiang. Hoppas ni förstår att vi tycker att socialism ledd av kinesiska kommunistparti passar Xinjiang mycket bra.
“Xinjiang ligger är en viktig del av den nygamla sidenvägen. Staten har investerat stora pengar i Xinjiangs utveckling. I slutet av 2017 har investerats 200 miljarder yuan eller cirka 30 miljarder dollar i infrastrukturbygge. Xinjiang bygger sex tunnelbanelinjer och två av dem kommer förhoppningsvis att vara i drift i slutet av detta år. Snabbtåg mellan Lanzhou i Gansu-provinsen och Urumqi i Xinjiang är redan i drift. Snabbtåg mellan Peking och Xinjiang är i slutfasen av drifttagning. När den är i full drift kommer restiden mellan Peking och Urumqi att förkortas från tre dagar till en dag. De flesta stora städer i Kina har förbindelse med Xinjiang”, sa Shaliyef.
Shaliyef sa också att Xinjiang har tillräckligt med energi, inklusive traditionell kol och olja, men också stora vindkraftparker, solkraftverk och vattenkraft. Xinjiangs el kan överföras till provinserna Henan och Hebei.
“Nu finns det också många flygbolag som kopplar Xinjiang med andra provinshuvudstäder. Många stora städer kan ha charter-flygbolag direkt för att gå till Altay. Detta kommer starkt att främja turistindustrin. I slutet av juli i år har antalet turister ökat till 75 miljoner”, sa Shaliyef.
Sedan 2014 har cirka sjuttiotusen cardres och partimedlemmar varit på landsbygden för att hjälpa bönder och herdar att hjälpa dem med kunskap, utbildning och förbättringar baserat på berövad vetenskap. Detta har förbättrat relationerna mellan olika etniska grupper och mellan regionala ledare och lantbrukare. Bönder och herdars bostadsförhållanden har förbättrats och dricksvatten, el och även internet har påtagligt förbättrats.
“Alla dessa förändringar beror på investeringar från staten och de 19 provinserna brorstöd. Socialism under ledning av CPC passar Xinjiang mycket bra”, sammanfattar Shaliyef.
Shaliyef talade också något om upploppet som ägde rum i Xinjiang 2009. Han sa att detta berodde på infiltrering av en liten grupp extremister som spred extremistiska och separatistiska idéer med ursprung från 1990-talet. De försökte på alla sätt att sabotera stabiliteten i Xinjiang. Under dessa år vågade människor inte gå till Bazar för att sälja saker på grund av den osäkra situationen. Men nu är det mycket säkert. Folk kan gå till nattmarknaden för att ta en promenad och ta en titt. Alla är glada för att det är säkert och stabilt nu. “Jag vill ge dig ett exempel: I Kasgar finns en gammal stad, där finns 75000 Ugyor boende. Under årtiondena har det aldrig varit några upplopps-aktiviteter. Varför? Eftersom de gör bra affärer runt templet. Det finns många trevliga turister där. Så med bra affärer och liv, lever Ugyor också ett bra liv “, sa Shaliyef.
Men varför uppstod upploppet i Urumqi? Shaliyef menar att det bara berodde på externa krafter. De ville bara ha ett stort inflytande här. Shaliyef betonar att Xinjiang stabilitet kom från partiets korrekta ledning på olika nivåer. Xinjiang behöver fortsätta att utvecklas och detta kräver en trygg och säker miljö och bra allmän ordning. Säkerhet är också en stor fråga för många länder i alla delar av världen. Ibland har de som aldrig kommit till Xinjiang bara hört några rykten och tror på dem. Jag hoppas att ni kan rapportera den verkliga situationen nu i Xinjiang genom era artiklar. Självklart är vi fortfarande på utvecklingsstadiet.
“Belt and Road” -initiativet är bra för länderna längs bältet och handelsvägen eftersom det är inte bara Kina som vill utveckla denna. Det är flera ländernas önskemål. Den gamla sidenvägen skapade många stora städer. Jag tror att det aktuella “Belt and Road Initiative” kommer att hjälpa många länder och städer att utvecklas ytterligare. Naturligtvis är vissa utländska medier kritiska till detta initiativ. Men i verkligheten syfta Kinas initiativ till att hjälpa alla berörda länder att utvecklas och genom samarbete och realisera en win-win-situation. Vi är 14 utländska journalister från 14 länder, inklusive Belgien och Sverige, och 23 kinesiska journalister från de statliga medierna i Kina som deltar i denna 8-dagars rapportresa. De har sett möjligheter för turism och kultur i Xinjiang och hur den lokala regeringen prioriterar turism och kultur som en pelare för industrins utveckling i Xinjiang. De förstår också hur detta bör hjälpa Xinjiang-provinsen att bättre integreras med andra provinser i Kina och med andra länder längs den nygamla sidenvägen.
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 1(Greenpost)– At lunch on August 31, it was time to say goodbye. This might be the last time that we all eat lunch together. For the whole trip of eight days, Xinjiang Information Office Deputy Director Ailiti. Shliyef has always accompanied us, but he didn’t say anything, only to help meet any demands coming from the journalists.
But when the journalists are going to leave, he finally spoke. He said the main purpose to invite all the journalists here is to let you all have a look at a real Xinjiang and experience in person about the changes in life in Xinjiang. All the facts have proved that the socialism led by Chinese communist party suits Xinjiang very well.
“Xinjiang is located at the core area of the silk road economic belt. The Chinese Central government has invested huge amount of money into Xinjiang’s development. By the end of 2017, Central government has invested 200 billion yuan or about 30 billion US dollars in infrastructure construction. Xinjiang is building six subway lines and two of them are hopeful to be in operation by the end of this year. Fast train between Lanzhou in Gansu province and Urumqi in Xinjiang has been in operation. Fast train between Beijing and Xinjiang is on trial operation. Once it is in operation, the time between Beijing and Urumqi will be shortened from three days to one day. Most big cities in China can link with Xinjiang.”said Shaliyef.
Shaliyef also said that Xinjiang has sufficient energy including traditional coal and oil but also large amount of wind farms, solar farms and hydropower. Xinjiang’s electricity can be transmitted to Henan and Hebei provinces.
“Now there are also many airlines linking Xinjiang with other provincial capitals. Many large cities can have charter airlines directly to go to Altay, this will greatly promote tourism industry. By the end of July this year, the number of tourists has increased to 75 million. ”said Shaliyef.
Since 2014, about 70 thousand cardres and party members have been to the countryside to help farmers and herdmen to help them with knowledge, education and science improvement to improve relations between various ethnic groups and between the regional government and rural farmers. The farmers and herdmen’s housing condition has been improved and the drinking water, electricity and internet problems have been solved. The changes are magnificient.
“All these changes were due to the fiscal investment from the central government and the 19 provinces brotherly assistance. Socialism under the leadership of the CPC suits Xinjiang very well.” Said Shaliyef.
He also mentioned the riot took place in Xinjiang in 2009. He said this was due to the infiltration of a small group of extremists who spread extremist and separatist ideas beginning in the 1990s. They had tried all means to sabotage the stability in Xinjiang. During those years, people dared not go to Bazar to sell things due to the insecure situation. But now it is very safe, people can go to the night market to have a walk and have a look. All are happy because it is safe and stable now.
“I like to give you an example, in Kasgar, there is an old town, there are 75000 Ugyhur people there. Over the decades, there has never been riot activities. Why? Because they are doing good business around the temple. There are many good tourists there. So with good business and life, they also live a good life.” Shaliyef said.
But why did the riot happen in Urumqi? Shaliyef said it was just due to the sabotage of the outside forces. They just wanted to have big influence here.
Shaliyef stressed that Xinjiang’s stability came from the correct leadership of the party at various levels. Xinjiang needs to continue to develop and this needs a safe environment, a good public order. Security is also a big issue for many countries, for mankind. Sometimes, those who have never come to Xinjiang just heard some rumors and believed in it. I hope you can report the real situation in Xinjiang through your reports. Of course we are still at development stage.
About ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative, it is good for the countries along the belt and road because it is not just China that wishes to develop, it is the wishes of many countries. The Ancient Silk Road fostered many big cities. I believe the current Belt and Road Initiative will help many countries and cities develop further. Of course, some foreign media was not very comfortable about the belt and road initiative. But in reality, China’s initiative aims to help all countries involved to develop through cooperation and realize a win-win situation.
There are 14 foreign journalists from 14 countries including Belgium and Sweden and 23 Chinese journalists from the mainstream media in China taking part in this 8 day reporting trip. They have seen the tourism and cultural resources in Xinjiang and how the local government prioritised tourism as a pillar industry in Xinjiang’s development. They also experienced the core areas function of Xinjiang linking inland China and the surrounding countries along the silk and road economic zone.
STOCKHOLM, 1 november (Greenpost) – Den 30 och 31 augusti besökte kinesiska utländska journalister Kanas Rural Tourism Cooperation Commune och Hemu Township. Hemu betyder fett som hänvisar till fettigheten hos får och kor i detta område.
Inför Zalat folklore turism kommune, välkomnade en kvinna som bär en rosa röd mongoliska kostymer oss. Hennes kineser låter mycket standard och vacker. “Här är vårt Tuvas folkhem. Tuva-folk är en av de mongoliska grenarna. Det finns bara cirka 2000 Tuva personer över hela Kina och ca 1400 bor här. “Sade kvinnan som heter Ouchun. På andra sidan gatan finns en grundskola, och de ska åka till gymnasiet, måste de åka till länet för att bo i en pensionskola.
Detta är deras hem, det är också landsbygdsturism samarbetet kommunen. Två stora skidbräda uppfördes korsning till varandra som landmärke för denna kommun. De är gjorda av kohöga.
En grundskola av Tuva barn.
Ouchun visade oss in i ett bröllopssal för att visa sina bröllopstullar. Sängen är gjord redan och alla kuddar, täcken och madrassen är gjorda av Tuva. Det finns också en skakstol bredvid sängen täckt av röda kläder. Det finns ren vit liten fårhud på bordet vilket gör att den ser väldigt ren och vacker ut.
När vi kom in i familjen museet såg vi några sköna bilder. En handlar om en PLA-läkare gav behandling till lokalbarn.
Den andra var ungefär fyra sportsmen som representerade Xinjiang för att delta i den nationella skidkonkurrensen år 1958 och de tog ett foto framför Tiananmen av Zhongshan Park fotograf.
Det finns också olika verktyg som används och görs av Tuva-personer. Till exempel gjorde de en tvillingskopa ur trädet. De har också olika typer av läderkläder, träskopa och skidbräda med hudull. Ouchun sa att detta var deras speciella egenskaper och det finns vetenskap i den. Med sådan typ av skidåkning, när du klättrar upp, kommer du inte att falla tillbaka lätt. När du går ner blir det väldigt snabbt.
Det finns en mjölkvinstillverkare i angränsande rum. En stor fat är full av mjölk och det kokar hela tiden. Samtidigt lägger man kallt vatten på toppen av det och fortsätter att omröra det. Efter en viss period, när det är varmt, kommer vinet automatiskt att strömma ut till vattenkokaren. Denna typ av vin smakar inte vin, men smakar lite som mjölk. Ouchun sa att den här typen av vin inte slår din hjärna, men slår dina ben. Om du dricker mycket, måste du sova länge innan du kan gå upp.
Ouchun sa att husen här är alla gjorda av trä. De använder inga spikar, men använder naturliga färdigheter för att sätta dem ihop. De använder också mos som ett slags värmebehållande material som det krymper på vintern och växer ut på sommaren. Detta är Tuvas folkets tradition och även innovation. Det är så miljövänligt.
Gesang blommor blommar på gården. Många andra slags blommor växer runt gården. Färgerna är rika och färska. Luften är frisk, himlen är blå och molnet är väldigt vitt. Vi träffade ett underbart väder.
I ett sådant väder kom folk in i det mongoliska rundhuset och lyssnade på mongoliska Humai och de vackra långa låtarna och dricka en kopp mjölkvin. Det är så vackert!
Ouchun berättade att deras ancester är Chinggiskaan och de hängde sin bild på väggen. Ouchun var mycket humoristisk och folk skrattade. Hon sa “du måste bara komma ihåg att vi är Tuva-folk, som talar Tujue-språk, men vår historia skrevs inte på några språk. Vår historia har arvats genom munnen. Vissa människor sa att vår förfader var också indianernas förfader, men så länge du kommer ihåg att vi är Tuva-personer under den mongoliska etniska gruppen och vi tror på tibetansk Bhudism, samtidigt är vi också kinesiska. Detta är nog. Jag var så förvånad att Kina har en sådan etnisk grupp som har så liten befolkning, men de lever ett bra och intressant liv.
Folket här är mycket musikaliskt. De använder en slags skörde för att göra det till ett musikinstrument. Den unge mannen utförde det för oss. Efter en varm applåder kom ytterligare tre unga män och de utförde mongolsk musik och sjöng sina låtar, inklusive de långa låtarna, Humai och andra glada. Deras prestationer var bara så underbara. De är också mycket humoristiska.
När vi lämnade kommunen såg vi många sådana hus i närheten genom bussfönstret. De är alla gjorda av träd och alla ekologiskt vänliga.
När vi anlände till Hemu Villa trodde jag att det var som om det var en svensk eller kanadensisk stad. Det fanns alla slags växter framför huset.
Och inuti mitt sovrum har de en så vacker målning.
Sova i en sådan miljö ligger den i en annan värld. Det här är så vackert och så tyst.
Den biologiska mångfalden är så bra. Nästa dag mötte vi en regnig dag. Det regnade hela dagen. Vi gick först genom Yuanjiangbron som byggdes med stöd av Heilongjiangprovinsen i nordöstra Kina.
Detta var också ett exempel på hur kinesiska inlandsprovinser hjälper Xinjiang. Vi kom till Hadeng platån. Här kan vi se alla byar och hus. Husen byggdes i en dal som är mycket vacker och känns som ett trädgårdsområde omgivet av skogar och floder.
Tuva människor är beroende av djurhållning och turism för att få en inkomst. De får också stöd från regeringen. I genomsnitt kan inkomst per capita uppgå till 60 tusen yuan eller cirka 10 tusen dollar.
Vi träffade också ett par som kommer att gifta sig och tog foto här. I en intervju med deras agent fick vi veta att de var ordnade av fotogallerierna och fotograferna för att ta foto här. Det här är en ny stil för människorna i staden att ha en chans att komma till landsbygden och uppleva kärleken och livet i prärieområdet. Den bruden bär alla typer av traditionell mongolsk hatt och costums vilket är ganska tungt och brudgrummen att dra hästen och gå runt, vilken romantisk upplevelse! Kanas är ett oförglömligt område.
Den mest oförglömlig scenen var den sista middagen. Kanske för att vi hade en lång dag satt journalisterna runt ett stort bord och de kunde inte hjälpa till att äta något som kom på bordet. Men gradvis var bordet fullt av rätter.
När vi var nästan fulla, föreslog Green Posts redaktör Xuefei Chen Axelsson att det var den sista middagen, folk skulle tala upp något, sjunga eller dansa, bara prata med dig. Syftet är att förbättra vår förståelse för inte bara Xinjiang, men också till varandra. Xuefei tog ledningen för att sjunga en vacker kinesisk sång, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Det är bara en sång att sjunga naturen på Qinghai-Tibet-platån och de stora bergen. Sedan sjöng även afghanska, egytiska, turkiska, pakistanska, indiska och bangladeshiska journalister efter var andra. Bangladeshs journalist var mycket professionell. Indonesien, Kirgizistan, Uzbekistan, Malaysias journalister och Xinjiang Information kollega dansade tillsammans med vacker melodi. Alla uttryckte sitt tack till arrangörerna för deras omtänksamma arbete och tolken som gjorde ett bra jobb.
Genom att lyssna på musik och sånger kan vi känna att de asiatiska kulturerna sålunda liknar varandra, Centralasien och Sydasien, deras språk och musik liknar också. Även om vi är från olika länder, är vår kultur liknande. Bältet och väginitiativet kommer därmed att länka många länder tillsammans. Din reporter tror att asiatiska människor kan förena och hjälpa varandra att gemensamt utveckla. Detta kommer att leda till världsfred och utveckling också. Således var denna sista middag också oförglömlig för mig.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23(Greenpost) — On the morning of August 28th, Green Post reporter went together with the Chinese and foreign journalist group to the colorful beach in Burqin County, Xinjiang’s No.1 Beach.
On that day, the weather was fine and the sky was clear. The three big sheep in front of the colorful beaches left a deep impression.
Going inside, the first thing that comes into view is the two galloping horses. This is one of the few artificial art.
The reason why the colorful beach is special is because it has a desert scenery, a desert climate and plants, a strange Yadan landform, a river flowing into the Arctic Ocean and an indomitable Populus euphratica.
The word Yadan is actually the name given by the famous Swedish explorer Sven Heding. It refers to the landscape that is subject to wind erosion. It is very fragile and cannot be trampled, but it is very strange. The shapes can be left to people’s imagination. The Yadan landform, or Yardang, is a typical wind erosion landform. “Yadan” means “a hill with a steep wall” in Uyghur. Due to the abrasive effect of the wind, the lower part of the hill is often subjected to strong denudation and gradually forms a concave shape. If the rock formation in the upper part of the hill is relatively loose, it will easily collapse under the action of gravity to form a steep wall, forming a Yadan landform. Some of the landforms look like ancient castles, commonly known as the Devil City. The famous Devil City Scenic Area is located in the World Devil City Scenic Area in the Urhe District of Karamay City. It is understood that the Yadan landform has only been formed for more than 250 years.
The landform of the colorful beach is so colorful. Red, yellow, green and white are available.
Sometimes you will feel like a lion or a tiger, and sometimes you will have the image of a small animal.
The river here is called the Irtysh River and is more than 4,000 kilometers long. It is the only water system in China that flows to the Arctic Ocean. According to the tour guide, the river flows northwest, just the opposite of all other rivers in China. The fish in the river is called a pike, a fish that eats fish. This year, the climate is relatively dry, so there is a small island like a turtle in the middle. When the amount of water is large, it will be submerged. The river is almost never frozen because it is a flowing river.
Another landscape of the colorful beach is wind power. Wind power does not belong to tourist attractions, but it gives visitors another view. The two companies don’t talk about it, but when they look together, they are so harmonious and beautiful. Wind power is a clean energy source. Just in line with the concept of ecological civilization.
Liu Qiang, head of the colorful beach scenic spot in Burqin County, said that the plant is called a camel thorn, mainly grown in the Gobi Desert. He said that the colorful beaches showed different colors according to the different angles of the sun’s refraction. Its four-star tourist attraction has attracted 300,000 visitors this year. They hope to attract 500,000 visitors by the end of the year. This scenic spot is still under construction. In the future, electronic interpretation equipment will be provided, sculptures will be set up, local customs will be introduced, and more public toilets will be established.
Ye Suqin, director of the Burqin County Tourism Bureau, said that this year, the tourism industry in Burqin County is expected to attract 5 million tourists. The development of the global tourism industry has driven the development of related industries. Tourism has accounted for 42% of the national economy. The tourism-driven employment rate accounts for 35% of the total employment rate. Taxes account for 16%. Per capita tourism income accounts for 35% of total income. This is also evidence of the Burqin County tourism brand. They built this as a five-A scenic spot. Realizing the integration of property rights, the integration of tourism city and the integration of people and scenery, is Jingmei, people are more beautiful, the whole city is a scenic spot, everyone is a tourism ambassador, she said.
The dead tree crown is also a manifestation of biodiversity, it may produce aphids to attract birds!
It is yellowish here.
Here it is purple!
Here is a hole!
All kinds of wonders and colorful colors coexist harmoniously to form a beautiful picture.
Look at this landform, as if it were a terracotta warrior, and it seems to be thousand horses. It is shocking.
The foreign media participating in this reporting trip include NHK from Japan, Nordic Green Post Network of Sweden, Echo News of Belgium, Toro News of Afghanistan, Gikabar National News Agency of Kyrgyzstan, media from Bangladesh, NET TV of Indonesia, and journalists from India, Egypt, Pakistan, Malaysia, Turkey and Uzbekistan. They are journalists from countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and come to explore the mysteries of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt in Xinjiang Uyghor Autonomous Region.
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