Seeing ‘A Huge Place’ Through Experienced Eyes
In my view, Xinjiang is a place where modernization is unfolding in every sphere of life.
Jun 17, 2026
A Quiet Connectivity Revolution
Xinjiang’s roads, rails and digital links are opening new horizons.
Jun 12, 2026
Inclusive Economic Growth Breaks the Poverty Cycle
Poverty is not a natural condition or a person’s destiny. It can be overcome through sound political decisions, something irrevocably proven by China.
Jun 8, 2026
Beyond Western Narratives: A Foreigner’s Perspective on China’s New Ethnic Unity Law
The unity of diverse regions, peoples, and cultures in China is a key to the rapid progress and shared development of the nation.
May 26, 2026
Living Archive of Global Exchange
From the enticing grasslands and rugged mountains of the north to the ancient ruins and surviving cities of the Silk Road, Xinjiang offers a legacy of movement—of people, goods and communication—and of the ways that movement has shaped, and is shaping, societies.
May 12, 2026
Sand Invaders to Sand Assets
‘Locking’ of the Taklimakan desert’s edge is a beginning. The challenge now is not only to hold the line but to widen it, to make it yield economic benefits, and to ensure its long-term ecological and social viability.
Mar 27, 2026
Behind a 500-Billion-Yuan Trade Breakthrough
Once viewed as China’s remote western frontier, Xinjiang is emerging as a dynamic nexus—linking Chinese and international markets and industries while promoting people-to-people exchanges.
Mar 27, 2026
Festival of Fusion
In Xinjiang, I felt that in a broader sense, not just family reunion, but a city reuniting with itself: different communities stepping into the same celebration, in the same spaces, at the same moment.
Mar 25, 2026
Connecting Xinjiang, Linking Eurasia
Driven by the Belt and Road Initiative, Xinjiang is seeking to become a ‘golden corridor,’ a multi-modal logistics and trade artery connecting China with Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Europe via railways, highways, air routes and border ports.
Feb 5, 2026
Where History Comes Alive
Today, Xinjiang has become a living model for the coexistence of civilizations and the intermingling of identities with its unparalleled historical richness and cultural diversity.
Jan 13, 2026
Delivering a Better Life
More and more domestic products are being shipped to Central Asia and Europe via Xinjiang, while Xinjiang’s specialty products are entering Eurasian markets through cross-border express services.
Dec 5, 2025Along the Silk Road
Xinjiang today stands as both a historical repository and a contemporary stage for cultural exchange.
Nov 6, 2025