China highlights support to Xinjiang through pairing assistance

Wang Yang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, who is also in charge of coordinating the CPC Central Committee's work on Xinjiang, inspects a walnut trade market in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2019. Wang Yang stressed comprehensive, targeted and long-term support to Xinjiang through the "pairing assistance" program at the seventh national meeting on pairing-assistance to Xinjiang held in Hotan from Sunday to Tuesday. Wang visited an exhibition on the achievements of the pairing assistance program, inspected local organizations and companies and called on needy families during his stay in Hotan. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)