China launches Xinjiang rejuvenation drive

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China launches Xinjiang rejuvenation drive - People's Daily Online May 21, 2010

In a prompt effort to avoid ethnic problems from growing to outright strife, China's Central Government convened a three-day meeting in Beijing, meting out a package of favorable policies and perhaps tens of millions yuan of new investment to upgrade western Xinjiang.

A massive support package that includes preferential tax and resource usage policies will help the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region catch up with the average national per capita GDP in 5 years, said a Xinhua News Agency report yesterday.

"Marked improvement" must be achieved in Xinjiang's infrastructure, development capacity, ethnic unity and social stability situations within five years, President Hu Jintao told the conference.

The Chinese President said Xinjiang has a "particularly significant strategic position" in the country.

Xinjiang should fulfill the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects by 2020 through co-ordinated regional development, Hu said, adding the region should improve people's living standards and build an eco-friendly environment, in addition to building up ethnic unity and social security.

Rapid Growth of Xinjiang Expected

The package was released after a three-day working conference in Beijing that began on Monday. This is the first time the central government has held a top-level development conference for the region since the founding of New China in 1949.

President Hu vowed to spend more to improve the region's public services by implementing major projects to provide local people with a "modern and civilized" living environment.

Also, Hu vowed to maintain social stability and achieve fast-track development at the same time.The July 5 riots in Urumqi, capital of the region, left 197 dead and at least 1,700 injured last year.
More favorable policies are necessary to boost economic and social development in the region, said Premier Wen Jiabao.

Therefore, the central government has decided to start pilot reforms on resource taxation in Xinjiang, in which the tax will be levied based on prices instead of quantity. The change is expected to significantly increase tax revenue for the regional government.

And, commercial and foreign financial organizations are encouraged to open branches and do business in Xinjiang. Also, enterprises in poor areas will have corporate income tax waived or reduced.

Prior to the conference, Beijing has nominated 19 relatively-prosperous provinces and municipalities, including Beijing and Shanghai and Guangdong, to partner and provide assistance to designated areas in Xinjiang.

All these policies show the resolve of the central government and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to speed up Xinjiang's development, Premier Wen said.

By People's Daily Online

[sunshinexb]

China will be more powerful!!!

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China launches Xinjiang rejuvenation drive - People's Daily Online May 21, 2010

In a prompt effort to avoid ethnic problems from growing to outright strife, China's Central Government convened a three-day meeting in Beijing, meting out a package of favorable policies and perhaps tens of millions yuan of new investment to upgrade western Xinjiang.

A massive support package that includes preferential tax and resource usage policies will help the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region catch up with the average national per capita GDP in 5 years, said a Xinhua News Agency report yesterday.

"Marked improvement" must be achieved in Xinjiang's infrastructure, development capacity, ethnic unity and social stability situations within five years, President Hu Jintao told the conference.

The Chinese President said Xinjiang has a "particularly significant strategic position" in the country.

Xinjiang should fulfill the goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all aspects by 2020 through co-ordinated regional development, Hu said, adding the region should improve people's living standards and build an eco-friendly environment, in addition to building up ethnic unity and social security.

Rapid Growth of Xinjiang Expected

The package was released after a three-day working conference in Beijing that began on Monday. This is the first time the central government has held a top-level development conference for the region since the founding of New China in 1949.

President Hu vowed to spend more to improve the region's public services by implementing major projects to provide local people with a "modern and civilized" living environment.

Also, Hu vowed to maintain social stability and achieve fast-track development at the same time.The July 5 riots in Urumqi, capital of the region, left 197 dead and at least 1,700 injured last year.
More favorable policies are necessary to boost economic and social development in the region, said Premier Wen Jiabao.

Therefore, the central government has decided to start pilot reforms on resource taxation in Xinjiang, in which the tax will be levied based on prices instead of quantity. The change is expected to significantly increase tax revenue for the regional government.

And, commercial and foreign financial organizations are encouraged to open branches and do business in Xinjiang. Also, enterprises in poor areas will have corporate income tax waived or reduced.

Prior to the conference, Beijing has nominated 19 relatively-prosperous provinces and municipalities, including Beijing and Shanghai and Guangdong, to partner and provide assistance to designated areas in Xinjiang.

All these policies show the resolve of the central government and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to speed up Xinjiang's development, Premier Wen said.

By People's Daily Online

A lot of good economic measures. Very impressive and promising.

But by the end while recognizing the need for "ethnic unity" there is not any statement in the party policy per above about maintaining their right for their "ethnic distinction" or religious freedom!!!!

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however nowhere do we deprive anyone of the right to eat.

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^^ ill take food over "distinction" any day

[RAHUL INDIAN]

^^ ill take food over "distinction" any day

what if ppl their want both food and distinction... or u saying to them u can only have food and no distinction.....well ppl their beleive they can have both...

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what if ppl their want both food and distinction... or u saying to them u can only have food and no distinction.....well ppl their beleive they can have both...

Wow, speaking from someone from a country needing mud to fill their stomach, "do they believe they can have both too ?"

[EjazR]

Can young kids and teenage muslims now go to mosques in Xinjiang? Can they promote and speak their own language?

China has to understand that the world is uniform and trying to you cant force everyone to conform. Cultural autonomy and freedom along with religious freedom is a must for any civilized society.

Same applied to the Tibietans and other ethnic, religious and cultural groups btw

[RAHUL INDIAN]

Wow, speaking from someone from a country needing mud to fill their stomach, "do they believe they can have both too ?"

u think it takes effort to have freedom for distinction..!!!! it comes free buddy... like fresh air....!!!!

[RAHUL INDIAN]

Wow, speaking from someone from a country needing mud to fill their stomach, "do they believe they can have both too ?"

coming from a country killing millions of ppl every year, feeding them is not a concern...

[chinapakistan]

coming from a country killing millions of ppl every year, feeding them is not a concern...

6000 children lose their life very day in india.World poorest country with biggest malnutrition population, and you are saying that is not a concern? Oh my god, can any indian member tell me is he the so-called high caste indian?

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u think it takes effort to have freedom for distinction..!!!! it comes free buddy... like fresh air....!!!!

That's debatable, but you know what's not free? Food.

[new wave]

coming from a country killing millions of ppl every year, feeding them is not a concern...

Are you talking about this country ?

India has unofficially become the world's child death capital, with a study claiming that over 5,000 children die in the country every day of "totally preventable causes".

According to the study, Child Health Now, by the NGO World Vision, India accounts for the highest number of child deaths (under five years of age) in the world at 1.95 million per year.
In child death capital India 5,000 die every day: India Today - Latest Breaking News from India, World, Business, Cricket, Sports, Bollywood.

[RAHUL INDIAN]

That's debatable, but you know what's not free? Food.

Yes and ppl want what is free...right..??? u cant even provide that to ppl.... but instead kill and jail ppl for wanting this free thing...

[RAHUL INDIAN]

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6000 children lose their life very day in india.World poorest country with biggest malnutrition population, and you are saying that is not a concern? Oh my god, can any indian member tell me is he the so-called high caste indian?

5000 childern loose their life every day in China. One of the world's poorest countries with one of the boggest malnutrition population...

Couple that with millions of executions and murders of the young boys and girls....anyone can be killed by ccp anyday and there is not even a voice that is allowed to be raised......
shhhhh......keep quite or you are dead...