Terror attacks take toll on economic growth

Terrorist attacks in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have harmed economic growth, the regional development and reform commission said on Tuesday.

The tourism industry, especially in southern Xinjiang, was hit hard in 2014 because the fear of random terrorist attacks made some people choose not to travel to Xinjiang - a popular tourist destination in China.

Although Xinjiang's GDP grew by 10 percent in 2014, higher than the national average of 7.4 percent, it failed to reach the 11 percent growth target.