Pomegranate Cloud/Xinjiang Daily reporter Gao Feng

The vast frontier is rising slowly.

On August 26, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized when listening to the work report of the Autonomous Region and the Corps that Xinjiang faces new opportunities and needs to make new achievements in building a new development pattern, promoting high-quality development, and promoting Chinese-style modernization.

The autonomous region keeps in mind the instructions of the General Secretary, fully and accurately implements the Party’s Xinjiang governance strategy in the new era, anchors the “five strategic positioning” given to Xinjiang by the central government, consciously plan Xinjiang’s work in the overall situation of Chinese-style modernization, and strives to promote high-quality development.

Looking around the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, the iron flow opens up the golden channels of Asia and Europe, green power is sent to thousands of households, and the fertile fields of the fields are nurtured with sweet fruits and melons... Xinjiang has accelerated the construction of a modern industrial system with Xinjiang characteristics and advantages, promoted opening up to the outside world at a high level, and promoted high-quality development closely following people's livelihood. The practice of Chinese-style modern Xinjiang has taken solid steps.

Prosperous industry

Improve both strength and ability

Xinjiang has a vast territory and abundant resources.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we must base ourselves on resource endowments, location advantages and industrial foundations, vigorously promote scientific and technological innovation, cultivate and strengthen characteristic and advantageous industries, actively develop emerging industries, and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system that reflects Xinjiang's characteristics and advantages.

On June 10, the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kV ultra-high voltage DC transmission project was put into production and transmission. This "electric power high-speed" is the third channel of "Xinjiang power transmission". It can send Xinjiang power to Chongqing in just 7 milliseconds.

Energy travels through the air and electricity is sent to China. In the first half of the year, Xinjiang's cumulative power transmission volume was 61.365 billion kWh, an increase of 6.57% year-on-year. Among them, the power output of new energy is 20.787 billion kilowatt-hours, accounting for more than 30% of the total power output.

The strong delivery capability is due to the continuous upgrading of the energy supply system. As of the first half of this year, the total installed capacity of Xinjiang's power grid climbed to 219 million kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 38.42%. The installed capacity of new energy reached 128 million kilowatts, an increase of 68.67% year-on-year, and the green background of Xinjiang energy is becoming increasingly distinct.

On August 20, the State Power Investment Corporation Turpan 1GW photothermal photovoltaic integration project site (aerial photography). Photo by Liu Jian

Represented by the rapid growth of Xinjiang's power transmission volume and power grid installed capacity, Xinjiang's resource advantages show huge development potential.

Oil and gas production has increased rapidly. In 2024, Xinjiang's oil and gas production equivalent is 66.64 million tons, ranking first in the country for four consecutive years; advanced coal production capacity has been released at a faster pace, and raw coal production in 2024 reached 541 million tons, and the national supply capacity has been continuously strengthened. Since the beginning of summer this year, the average daily transportation volume of Xinjiang coal in the railway department has reached 252,500 tons; strategic mineral resources have accelerated exploration and development, and 6 large resource bases have been formed.

In early August, Zhang Yuehao, chairman of Jiaxing Yuehao Import and Export Co., Ltd., signed a 400 million yuan purchase and sales order for Xinmei: "From 2020 to the present, our purchase volume has doubled every year, and consumers have praised Kashi Xinmei."

This summer, Xinjiang’s “fruit plates” are served nationwide dining tables.

Xinjiang has unique soil, soil, light and heat conditions, and the grain, fruits, livestock products and aquatic products produced are of excellent quality, which is very popular among consumers across the country.

Since the beginning of this year, Xinjiang has fully implemented the common responsibilities of the Party and the government in food security, continued to carry out large-scale yield improvement actions, and achieved stable and bumper harvests in summer grain. The area of ​​summer grain sowing area in the region is 16.621 million mu, with a total output (estimated) reaching 6.84 million tons, ranking sixth in the country, demonstrating the strategic position of Xinjiang's "western granary".

The accelerated development of characteristic and advantageous industries has enhanced Xinjiang's supply guarantee capacity as a national energy and resource strategic guarantee base and an important supply base for high-quality agricultural and animal husbandry products in the country, and has also enhanced Xinjiang's own economic strength. In the first half of the year, Xinjiang's GDP was 984.648 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.7%, and continued to grow rapidly on the basis of the regional GDP exceeding the 2 trillion yuan mark last year. Xinjiang, with strong resilience and vitality, actively integrates into the domestic and international dual circulation, and the foundation for building a strategic fulcrum for the new development pattern is becoming more solid.

Open hub

The results of jointly building the "Belt and Road" are obvious

At the Alashankou Railway Comprehensive Inspection Site, a China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train can be inspected and left the country in just 20 minutes. This is a microcosm of the expansion and efficiency of the China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train.

As of July 27, more than 10,000 Central and European (Central Asia) trains have been transported to the Alasan Pass and Horgos Railway Port this year. At present, the number of China-Europe (Central Asia) trains transiting to Xinjiang accounts for more than half of the country, and more and more commodities enter the Central Asian and European markets from Xinjiang.

Xinjiang borders eight countries and has a border line of more than 5,700 kilometers long. It is the forefront of my country's opening to the west and has the unique location advantage of "five ports to eight countries and all the way to Europe and Asia".

On June 24, China-Europe (Central Asia) trains were ready to depart. Pomegranate Cloud/Photo by Cai Zengle, reporter of Xinjiang Daily

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that we must give full play to Xinjiang's unique location advantages, actively serve and integrate into the new development pattern, do a good job in opening up to the outside world based on reality, accelerate the construction of the core area of ​​the "Belt and Road" and make Xinjiang a bridgehead for my country's opening up to the west.

On April 17, the North Terminal Area of ​​Tianshan International Airport of Urumqi was opened, and the construction of Urumqi International Aviation Hub reached a new level; at the end of last year, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway Project was launched. After the completion of this railway from Kashgar, it will be the shortest freight route from China to Europe and the Middle East... Xinjiang regards facility connectivity as the basic work for the construction of the core area of ​​the "Belt and Road", vigorously promotes the construction of railways, highways, aviation and other transportation networks to form a comprehensive transportation system.

Roads are open and trade is smooth.

In the first seven months of this year, Xinjiang's total foreign trade import and export value was RMB 321.02 billion, an increase of 27.3% year-on-year. Since 2022, Xinjiang's total foreign trade import and export value has reached a 100 billion yuan annually for three consecutive years, reaching 435.11 billion yuan last year, an increase of 21.8% year-on-year, ranking third in the country.

Carry out the goods and keep the industry.

In Urumqi International Land Port Area, car parts, air conditioners, refrigerators and other goods from Guangdong, Shandong, Zhejiang and other places go global by taking Xinjiang's "Tianshan" multimodal transport brand train. By implementing the measures of "collecting goods, building parks, gathering industries, and strengthening logistics", the efficiency of goods distribution in Urumqi International Land Port Area has been significantly improved, and the transformation from a "channel economy" to a "hub economy".

Build a high-standard and high-quality opening-up platform to the outside world and promote the in-depth development of high-level opening-up in Xinjiang.

The three areas of Urumqi, Kashgar and Horgos in China (Xinjiang) Free Trade Pilot Zone boldly tried, boldly broke through and independently reformed around simplifying customs clearance procedures, coordinating relevant regulations, and improving infrastructure. In 2024, 129 reform tasks were fully launched, forming 35 provincial institutional innovation achievements and typical cases. The construction of the Xinjiang Free Trade Pilot Zone has been steadily and steadily promoted.

The east and west are connected, industries gather and radiate to the surrounding areas.

Based on the international economic cooperation platform built by the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative, we will adhere to consultation, joint construction and sharing, coordinate the deepening of "hard connectivity" of infrastructure, "soft connectivity" of rules and standards, and "heart connectivity" of people in the joint construction of the country, and focus on building a community with a shared future in the surrounding areas. China Xinjiang is deepening all-round cooperation with neighboring countries, strengthening exchanges in various fields, and working together to create a better future.

Protect people's livelihood

Gather the joint efforts of Chinese-style modernization construction

Everything is endless, and people's livelihood is the greatest.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that consolidating and expanding the achievements of poverty alleviation and promoting rural revitalization should be taken as an important means of development, and efforts should be made to improve economic development and people's livelihood.

Xinjiang closely follows people's livelihood to promote high-quality development, adheres to comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development, and continues to improve people's livelihood and welfare.

In the first half of this year, Xinjiang's general public budget revenue reached 139.14 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12%. At the same time, the district's livelihood expenditure in the first half of the year was 269.98 billion yuan, accounting for 75.9% of the district's general public budget expenditure, and the content of people's livelihood continued to increase.

Every morning, Gulimaiti Aisha, a villager in Kangshville Village, Heiziwei Township, Wucha County, wants to cook milk tea. He walked into the kitchen and turned on the natural gas. After a while, a strong fragrance wafted out of the milk teapot.

This year, the autonomous region vigorously implemented the "Ten People's Livelihood Projects", including the implementation of the second phase of the expansion of the natural gas-friendly pipeline in the north and south Xinjiang. People of all ethnic groups bid farewell to the "fire and coal era" and entered the "natural gas era".

When industries prosper, all industries prosper, and when industries prosper, employment will flourish. Xinjiang's booming industry has opened the door to increase income for people of all ethnic groups.

Maimethireshati Maimethiyiming, who runs a copper ware shop on a street in the ancient city of Kashgar, can earn 70,000 to 80,000 yuan during the peak tourist season.

Xinjiang strives to build the brand of "Xinjiang is a good place" and implements the strategy of developing Xinjiang through tourism. In the first half of the year, Xinjiang received more than 130 million tourists, and the income of people of all ethnic groups who have been eating "tourism" has been rising steadily.

On August 19, a unique "flash" cultural feast was staged in Bohu County. Photo by Li Ling

After participating in the training and obtaining the vocational skills certificate, Yerzati Muhamair, a villager in Salkubo Village, Choraktieke Town, Tekes County, was hired by Yili Fulida Fertilizer Co., Ltd. with a monthly salary of nearly 5,000 yuan.

Xinjiang has always placed employment in an important position, stabilized the stock, expanded the volume, improved the quality, and provided the bottom line, helped and supported enterprises to stabilize jobs and maintain stable employment situations. In the past two years, Xinjiang has achieved more than 480,000 new urban jobs, and urban zero-employed families have achieved dynamic zero.

Fill in infrastructure shortcomings and improve the production and living conditions of people of all ethnic groups, and the quality and quality of Xinjiang's economic development and improvement of people's livelihood have steadily improved.

On July 13, the 750 kV transmission and transformation project around the Tarim Basin was completed. This huge "energy ring" will increase the maximum power supply capacity of southern Xinjiang by 800,000 kilowatts to 1 million kilowatts, and add 8 million kilowatts to new energy acceptance capacity, illuminating a new picture of local development.

To ensure and improve people's livelihood in the process of development, and to better enhance unity and unite people through development, the achievements of Xinjiang's development are benefiting people of all ethnic groups more and more equitably.

The waves are surging at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, and a new chapter of the Silk Road is being unfolded. Xinjiang, which shoulders the mission of the times, is strengthening its confidence with the foundation of industry, embracing the world with an open attitude, and gathering strength with the warmth of people's livelihood. On the journey of Chinese-style modernization, it has a firm step forward and a promising future.