Xinjiang's ethnic harmony, economic progress make good impression on visitors

URUMQI - Alsayed Mahmoud Al-Sharif, first deputy speaker of Egypt's House of Representatives, meticulously wrote down his mobile phone number and gave it to the CEO of a company based in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

"Please remember to contact me," Al-Sharif said.

He was not the only one astonished by the fully automated operation of the private company focusing on plastic foil production.