BEIJING, Oct 31 (Reuters) - China on Tuesday set out plans to develop a free trade zone in its northwestern Xinjiang region, rooting it in President Xi Jinping's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative to ...

For years, China has insisted that its policies in Xinjiang are necessary for “stability” and “development.” But away from ...

When Anna was planning her first visit to Xinjiang in 2015, her friends were perplexed. "They couldn't understand why I'd visit a place that back then was considered one of China's most dangerous ...

Xinjiang Province, on China's Western frontier – origin of the Silk Road, the ancient gateway for trade to the Middle East – was off-limits during the pandemic. But it is open again, and these days it ...