Foreign diplomats praise government's efforts in western region

At the Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center in Urumqi, the regional capital, the diplomats watched an exhibition about major cases of terrorism in the region.

Baba Ahmad Jidda, Nigeria's ambassador to China, said his country has suffered a lot from terrorism over the years, with bombings, attacks and arson still frequent occurrences.

"Terrorism and extremism are the common enemies of human civilization. Safeguarding social peace and stability is a shared aspiration of all countries. We should join hands to combat and eliminate the threat of terrorism together," he said.

Noting that the preventive measures against terrorism have yielded good results in Xinjiang, as no violent terrorist activities have been reported in the past three years, the ambassador said: "This is an important and extremely instructive message for us. We hope that our two countries will strengthen exchanges and cooperation and support each other in the field of anti-terrorism in the future."

Training

Last week, the State Council Information Office released a white paper on vocational education and training in Xinjiang, providing a comprehensive and objective description of the program.

Some Western media, however, have distorted the facts and used so-called religious and human rights issues to attack Xinjiang's anti-terrorism efforts.