All kinds of facts have shown that accusations against China's Xinjiang fabricated by the United States and some other Western countries are totally smearing, said Hung Hsiu-chu, former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang party.
Hung made the remarks following her recent visit to several places in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Xinjiang is a harmonious, joyful, diverse and inclusive society, Hung said, adding that the United States and some other Western countries have fabricated lies about the so-called "forced labor" and "genocide" in Xinjiang in order to undermine China's internal unity, but China will not be breached by it from within.
After visiting an exhibition on anti-terrorism and de-radicalization in the regional capital Urumqi, Hung said people in Xinjiang once suffered great harm from terrorism and extremist ideologies, and the anti-terrorism and de-radicalization measures that Xinjiang has taken have helped those once poisoned by extremist ideologies to gain a correct understanding of law and religion, and improve the living standards of their families through learning skills.
Hung said the trip to the region makes her feel that Xinjiang is a harmonious society, where different ethnic groups respect each other. "As they say, all ethnic groups remain closely united like the seeds of a pomegranate that stick together," she said.
During her visit, Hung had in-depth exchanges with religious figures, graduates of vocational education and training centers, teachers and students, and employees from ethnic groups working in textile enterprises.
All kinds of facts show that the accusations against Xinjiang made by the United States and some other Western countries are totally smearing, Hung said. "They do not want to see the rise of China, and deliberately undermine China's internal unity in this way," she added.
She said, through her visit, she found that Xinjiang is a harmonious, joyful, diverse and inclusive society, which is totally different from the lies concocted by the United States and some other Western countries.
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(ECNS) -- China has discovered a new oil well with a daily output of 1,000 ton of oil and gas equivalent in the Tarim Basin of northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the country's largest oil and gas producer, on Tuesday.
Adding to the existing seven, the newly discovered Manshen 3-H7 oil well has a daily output of 987 cubic meters of crude oil and 390,000 cubic meters of gas.
The Fuman Oilfield, where the well is situated, is the main block for crude oil production in the Tarim Oilfield. It has produced more than 7 million metric tons of oil since 2014, representing the largest oilfield with the best benefit built in China within a depth of 7,500 meters.
Covering over a 10,000-square-kilometer area in the heart of the Taklimakan Desert, the Fuman Oilfield contains more than 1 billion metric tons of oil and gas resources.
The Tarim Oilfield has 19 large and medium-sized gas fields that supply about 31.9 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, accounting for one-sixth of the national total, according to CNPC.
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