Strong efforts breed prosperity
Hard work by local government, businesses has paid dividends in recent years
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Editor's Note: China shares a land border of about 22,000 kilometers with 14 countries. The once less-developed border regions have witnessed rapid growth in the past decade. In this series, China Daily looks at how these regions tap their geographical and other advantages to improve local livelihoods.
Facts
Xinjiang
Population: 24.45 million
Area: 1.66 million square kilometers
GDP in 2021: 1.6 trillion yuan
Total value of imports and exports in 2021: 156.91 billion yuan
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