Chinese President #XiJinping departed from the #Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Beijing on Thursday after attending events celebrating the autonomous region's 70th founding anniversary. People gathered at Urumqi Airport to bid farewell to President Xi. | Why China

Chinese President #XiJinping visited the #Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from September 23 to 25. There, he met with representatives of cadres who came to work in Xinjiang from other parts of the country. "The tremendous changes in Xinjiang could not have been achieved without the dedication of the pairing assistance program and the cadres involved," he said. | Why China