Separatists can never split region

The history of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is an integral and important part of China's history, which shows that stability is a prerequisite for the region's development and prosperity and in the interest of all ethnic groups.

Yet separatists have been making desperate efforts to exaggerate the differences among the ethnic groups and foment trouble, in a bid to sever Xinjiang's cultural links with the rest of China and split the region from the country.

Xinjiang has been a part of China since the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). All the following dynasties regarded the region as an inalienable part of the country. Members of all ethnic groups living in Xinjiang are part of the Chinese nation. They have not only formed close ties with each other but also strengthened the bond with the rest of the country. With the passage of time, this bond has become unbreakable.