Far Out,Way In

Minority students from remote places in Xinjiang flock to more developed regions for a short at better education In the vast and sparsely populated Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China’s northwest more than half of the residents are members of minority ethnic groups with native languages other than Mandarin Chinese. Education is complicated by the region’s linguistic, geographic and socioeconomic conditions. "In my hometown,educational resources are scarce and dropout rates are very high," said Merhaba,a 13-year-old Uygur girl from Kashgar Prefecture."Almost all my cousins dropped out after middle school or even primary school. My brother and I are the only ones to go out of Kashgar for education." Merhaba is a student at No.66 Middle School in Urumqi,the capital city of Xinjiang.Her exam scores earned her admission to the elite     

The Home Afar

<正>Young people from all over China develop new rural designs in Xinjiang Though not from Xinjiang,Shao Xiangli considers the place his second home.In 2017,aged 40 and a civil servant with the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission in Beijing,the primary regulator of the country’s banking business,Shao applied to work in Urumqi,     

Come Home, My Children

<正>Xinjiang takes new initiatives to bring its children wandering in other provinces home A train from Beijing arrived at the railway station in Urumqi,capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China,on May 2. Arkbel Usuf walked off,accompanied by staff from the region’s relief management center.     

Empowerment Through Education

<正>Children from remote areas of Xinjiang benefit from quality tuition program in the region’s capital For most children in China,transitioning to middle school is a simple matter of walking a few extra blocks at most.But for 14-year-old Tajinsa Abuduany,an eighthgrader in Urumqi,switching schools meant moving 1,500 km away from her home.The young girl left her village near Kashgar,in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur     

Contacting Japanese Enterprises And Experiencing Japan——First Chinese university students' delegation visits Japan

After half a year’s preparation,the first Chinese university students’ delegation of 32 members with the aim of contacting Japanese enterprises and experiencing Japan jointly organized by the CPAFFC and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in China (JCCC) paid a goodwill visit to Japan from May 28 to June 6. The delegation led by Wang Xiuyun,deputy secretary general of the China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA),was composed     

China-Mali Friendhship Still Green

正ON October 10,2013,the Chinese ambassador to Mali hosted a party at the embassy for the media workers who would soon head for China for a training program.The reception hall was fronted by a giant group photo of President Modibo Keita with China’s late leader Mao Zedong,reminding us of the two countries’cooperation in the late 60s and early 70s.In those days,Malian students studied Quotations from Chairman Mao and eagerly read the publications of New China.The two great leaders died within one year of one another,in 1977 and     

Xinjiang:China’s Jurassic Park

Xinjiang’s Secret “Did you know that there are dino- saur fossils in Xinjiang?” Almost every local inhabitant who is asked this ques- tion answers “No.” Xu Xing is leader of the Xinjiang dinosaur fossil excavation project. The excavation sites chosen by him and his team are in the “depopulated zone” hinterland of the Junggar Basin, 200 kilometers from the nearest city. “The discovery of winged dinosaur fossils in Northeast China’s Liaoning Province a few years ago was of great pa…     

Desert County of Cotton

C OTTON farmer Ab- dula Amuti of Yuli County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region regards the vast expanse of white cotton about him with justifiable pride. The output of seed cotton on his four hectares of cotton fields this year is 16.8 tons - 600 kilograms up on last year. Yuli County is in central Xinjiang, 502 kilometers from the capital Urumqi and 50 kilometers from the region's sec- ond largest city, Korla, on the borders of the vast Taklimakan Desert. As its high temperatures and …     

A Treasured Friendship

正IN June 2014 the President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso visited China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.During his stay he met with some teachers and students from the China-Congo Friendship School in Chindu County,Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture,Qinghai Province.The school was built with fi nancial aid from the Republic of Congo following the earthquake of 2010.During a visit to the central African nation in March 2013,President Xi hailed the gesture as a sign of true friendship between the Republic of Congo and China and cited letters written by the school’s students thanking President Sassou Nguesso.One student wrote,"Birds enjoy greater freedom under the open sky,     

ALL SMILES ABOARD

正Attendants and passengers celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Xinjiang section of the Lanzhou-Urumqi High-Speed Railway, the first high-speed rail link in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China, on the train D8804 from Urumqi to Hami on November 16. The railway has altogether carried 30.75 million passengers, according to railway authorities.     

ECONOMY

Peak Season Consumers shop for souvenirs at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi,capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,on June 12. Summer is the high tourist season in Urumqi.     

SOCIETY

<正>A Colorful Tour Tourists visit the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi,capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,on July 5.The market received some 210,000 visits in June.     

THE CHARM OF VARIETY

<正>Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China has long been home to a multiethnic population.In history,Xinjiang was a major gateway connecting the East and the West in addition to being an important trade hub between Europe and Asia.For centuries,people of different ethnic groups left their footprint in this vast region.The interplay between these diverse cultures,along with the overlap and influence of many religions,has shaped Xinjiang’s unique local culture.These photos were taken by China Today magazine’s photographer Yu Xiangjun during a recent trip to the region.     

Xinjiang Middle School Students in Singapore

At the invitation of the Singapore-China Friendship Association (SCFA), a 13-member friendship delegation of middle school students from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, organized and sent by the Xinjiang People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (XPAFFC), visited Singapore from August 10 to 19.     

URUMQI RIOT： BACKSTORY

ON July 5 deadly violence erupted in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China＇s far west, killing 192 people and wounding 1721 others, according to statistics up to July 15. A total of 627 vehicles and 633 buildings were damaged. The nation was overwhelmed with shock at the wrath displayed. In the early morning of July 8, President Hu Jintao cut short his Gg summit trip to return to Beijing, where he chaired an emergency meeting of the CPC Political Bureau Standing Committee, convened to address maintaining social stability in Xinjiang.     

Sailing Into the Limelight

<正>With art classes being an important component of education in China,students are encouraged to develop their artistic talent.Through the Golden Sail organization,primary and middle school students in Beijing can enroll in music and dance classes.The organization has nearly 10,000 students and teach 10different subjects.Not all artistic troupes can call themselves Golden Sail,only those that meet the criteria set by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education.     

Suspended Operations

A ship from China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA) evaluates ConocoPhillips’s clean-up efforts in the Bohai Bay on September 2.That day, the SOA ordered the U.S. oil giant to cease all operations on the Penglai 19-3 Oilfield after the company failed to plug leaks in the oilfield by the administration’s August 31 deadline.The oil leaking from the oilfield caused by ConocoPhillips at the Penglai 19-3 Oilfield in the Bohai Bay was first spotted in June. The oil has since spread to beaches in China’s Hebei and Liaoning provinces, causing huge losses in the provinces’ tourism and aquatic farming industries.On September 7, ConocoPhillips said it will establish a fund to compensate victims of the oil spill in line with Chinese laws and to benefit the general environment of the Bohai Bay.     

Eleventh Conference on Sino-Japanese Friendly Exchanges Held in Chengdu

The 11th Conference on Sino-Japanese Friendly Exchanges jointly sponsored by the China-Japan Friendship Association (CJFA),the Japan-China Friendship Association (JCFA) and the Sichuan Provincial People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (SIFA) was held in Chengdu from May 23 to 24. This was a large-sized meeting held by the nongovernmental organizations of the two countries in the wake of Premier Wen Jiabao’s successful visit to Japan in April. The theme of the     

Should New Graduates Lower Job Expectations?

With China’s ever- expanding enrollment in higher education, most graduates are faced with a tight job market. Once regarded as the social elite, today’s universi- ty students are losing their shine as the num- ber of graduates far exceeds the market demand. There were 2.12 million graduates in 2003, compared with 2.8 million a year later, 3.38 million in 2005 and 4.13 million in 2006. The number is expected to touch 4.95 million by the end of 2007, more than twice that of 2003. Meanwhile, …     

Experiencing Xinjiang

正Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China is a unique place.In Chinese people’s eyes,Xinjiang is characterized by elegant minority ethnic dances,a rich variety of fruits and gorgeous natural scenery.However,in many foreigners’minds,the region is known for religious and ethnic disturbances.The difference of perceptions has re-