Xinjiang offers free annual health checkups for every resident: White paper

BEIJING -- Xinjiang offers free annual health checkups for every resident, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Wednesday.

A fund for health checkups was set up in 2016, into which 8.2 billion yuan has been injected to date, so that every resident in Xinjiang can have a free annual health checkup to spot early signs of illnesses, according to the white paper titled "Respecting and Protecting the Rights of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang."