Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is aiming for robust social and economic development in 2025, as it celebrates the 70th anniversary of its establishment this year.
The region is targeting gross domestic product (GDP) growth of around 6 percent after surpassing the 2 trillion yuan (about $278 billion) GDP mark last year, according to a government work report presented by Erkin Tuniyaz, Chairman of the Xinjiang Regional Government, at the annual session of the Xinjiang People’s Congress.
For 2025, Xinjiang will continue to advance high-quality development, deepen reform and expand high-level opening-up while carrying out law-based anti-terrorism and stability activities and preventing and defusing crimes. risks in key areas, said Erkin Tuniyaz.
The region prioritized ten key industries: oil and gas production and processing, clean coal, new power system, green mining and processing, advanced manufacturing and new materials, processing cereals and food, cotton and clothing, livestock products and high quality fruits and vegetables, culture and tourism as well as logistics.
Covering one-sixth of China’s total land area, Xinjiang boasts breathtaking scenery and its tourism sector has taken off thanks to improvements in infrastructure and accessibility in recent years.
The region’s tourism revenue jumped 21 percent to more than 359 billion yuan last year, welcoming 300 million tourists. In 2025, it plans to welcome 320 million tourists.
Xinjiang also continued to strengthen its role in the Belt and Road Initiative. The region will see more than 16,400 China-Europe freight trains pass through in 2024, an increase of 14% from the previous year and representing more than half of the national total.
