Xinjiang to keep pressure on terrorism

Long-term security and stability are region's top priorities, chairman says

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will maintain pressure against terrorist activities and make frequent terrorist attacks in the region a thing of the past, the chairman of the regional government said on Monday.

"We should get prepared both mentally and in our operations that maintaining social stability is a long-term task ... and the anti-terrorist measures proven effective should be carried on and social governance further improved," Shohrat Zakir, chairman of the region, said in delivering the government work report to the annual session of the regional people's congress, which started on Monday in Urumqi.