Xinjiang's stability, prosperity impressive to foreign scholars

URUMQI - Scholars from seven countries visited the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region from July 12 to 14 at the invitation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the trip, eight scholars from France, Italy, Poland, New Zealand, Russia, Pakistan and Thailand visited various places across the autonomous region and interacted extensively with local residents.

"It is very good news that no violent terrorist activities have been reported in Xinjiang over the past three years," said Ruth Imberton, a researcher at Institut Schiller France, when visiting an exhibition on major terrorist cases in Urumqi.