China-Xinjiang/Regional Development

Shotlist

Beijing, China – July 12, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Mao Hui, deputy director, Development and Reform Commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region:
“China has set up 55 state-level key open platforms and industrial development platforms of 13 kinds in Xinjiang. A series of policies and measures were also rolled out. In the economic development zones of Kashgar and Khorgos, in particular, the country and the autonomous region have granted a preferential policy on corporate income tax that the tax is exempted from the first to the fifth year and reduced by half from the sixth to the tenth year, creating favorable conditions for attracting investment and businesses.”
3. Various of press conference in progress, screen showing people speaking via video link
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xu Guixiang, spokesman, government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (ending with shots 5-8):
“Xinjiang’s westward opening-up features mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, mutual learning between civilizations. It opens a road of generosity and sincerity that moves toward brightness and peace. Xinjiang will follow the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits and adhere to the direction of balanced development that benefits all. Xinjiang will also move toward high-level opening-up that coordinates the coastal and inland areas and connects the eastern and western regions. We will promote closer economic ties, deepen cooperation and broaden development space among countries, and gradually spur larger-scale regional cooperative development.”

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China – Recent (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
5. Aerial shot of industrial park
6. Various of employees having meeting

Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China – Recent (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
7. Exterior of cross-border e-commerce supervision center of Kashgar Comprehensive Bonded Zone; trucks
8. Various of employees moving, checking cargo

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China – Recent (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
9. Aerial shot of trucks
10. Aerial shot of people moving cargo with forklift
11. Truck running
12. Various of cargo being loaded onto flight
13. Aerial shots of containers at railway port

Storyline

Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is expected to further open up to spur larger-scale regional cooperative development, officials said at a press conference on Tuesday in Beijing.

Mao Hui, deputy director of Development and Reform Commission of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said that great achievements have been made in Xinjiang under the Belt and Road Initiative.

“China has set up 55 state-level key open platforms and industrial development platforms of 13 kinds in Xinjiang. A series of policies and measures were also rolled out. In the economic development zones of Kashgar and Khorgos, in particular, the country and the autonomous region have granted a preferential policy on corporate income tax that the tax is exempted from the first to the fifth year and reduced by half from the sixth to the tenth year, creating favorable conditions for attracting investment and businesses,” said Mao.

According to Mao, Xinjiang has opened 118 international road transport routes, accounting for one third of the country’s total. In addition, there are 25 civil airports in the region.

Xinjiang’s overseas investment has covered more than 60 countries and regions, and four overseas economic and trade cooperation zones have been set up. The actual receipt and payment of RMB cross-border settlement now covers 110 countries and regions.

“Xinjiang’s westward opening-up features mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, mutual learning between civilizations. It opens a road of generosity and sincerity that moves toward brightness and peace. Xinjiang will follow the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits and adhere to the direction of balanced development that benefits all. Xinjiang will also move toward high-level opening-up that coordinates the coastal and inland areas and connects the eastern and western regions. We will promote closer economic ties, deepen cooperation and broaden development space among countries, and gradually spur larger-scale regional cooperative development,” said Xu Guixiang, spokesman for the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,

Officials and entrepreneurs from Urumqi International Land Port Area, economic development zones of Kashgar and Khorgos, and other departments were also invited to the press conference via video link to brief the media on their achievements on cooperation and exchanges with other countries.