China Focus: Ethnic harmony, economic progress in Xinjiang impress foreign political parties

Representatives of foreign political parties visit a photo exhibition in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 27, 2019. Around 200 representatives of 50 political parties from nearly 30 countries attended a meeting held here on Wednesday aiming to showcase China's ethnic policy in Xinjiang. Before the meeting, through visiting the grand bazaar downtown, an Islamic institute, mosques, neighborhood committees, and enterprises under the Belt and Road Initiative, they were able to observe the landlocked region more directly. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)