Xinjiang leader puts security to the test

The top leader in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region put its emergency response system to the test this week before making a surprise visit to the region's public security command center.

Chen Quanguo, the Party chief of Xinjiang, which is regarded as China's front line in the fight against terrorism, has made keeping the region stable one of his priorities since taking office in August.

On Tuesday, he visited a busy street in Urumqi, the regional capital, and had a member of his staff make an emergency call to security services to test the response time.