Xi stresses building socialist modern Xinjiang

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech after listening to work reports from the CPC Xinjiang regional committee and the regional government in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 24, 2025. Xi, leading a central delegation, arrived in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, on Tuesday to attend activities marking the autonomous region's 70th founding anniversary. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)