Xinjiang on the road to modern governance

The rapid development of science and technology since the beginning of this century, big data in particular, has helped countries to strengthen their social governance. Many countries are using big data to explore the best ways to govern society and promote national security. China, too, has been using big data to conduct trials on comprehensive governance, fighting terrorism and maintaining stability in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with tangible results.

After the defeat of the Islamic State group, the remaining terrorists fled Syria and Iraq and sought refuge in other places, including Xinjiang. This has posed a severe challenge to local security departments, prompting them to use modern technologies to improve governance.

Over the past few years, local governments in Xinjiang have used modern technologies to strengthen social governance and establish an integrated real-time platform to supervise, manage and respond to social security needs. The platform, together with multiple mobile terminals and communication networks, enables quick collection of information on criminal suspects and identifying security hazards.