County in Xinjiang looks beyond borders

A county on the border with Kazakhstan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is improving its infrastructure and lifting up its poor through cross-border cooperation in agriculture.

Jeminay county was chosen in July 2017 as a pilot zone for the effort. Since then, it has been attracting talent from home and abroad to develop its agricultural industry and promote free trade with its neighbors.

Zhao Wenbo, head of the Jeminay agriculture bureau, said the county has a geographical advantage that allows its products to "walk out".