Diplomats buy dried fruits at the Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 19, 2019. Ambassadors and envoys from seven countries visited Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from Aug. 19 to 21 at the invitation of the regional government. The diplomats from Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bahrain and Nigeria visited the cities of Urumqi and Turpan, getting to know the region's economic and social development. They positively evaluated the Chinese government's efforts in promoting local economic development and improving people's livelihood, safeguarding citizens' freedom of religious belief, as well as combating and preventing terrorism in accordance with the law, saying that Xinjiang's successful experience is worth learning. (Xinhua/Sun Shaoxiong)
