Xi calls for building "great wall of iron" for Xinjiang's stability
BEIJING， March 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said
Friday that a "great wall of iron" to safeguard national unity， ethnic
solidarity and social stability should be built in China's Xinjiang
Uygur Autonomous Region.
Xi， also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central
Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission， made the
remarks during a panel discussion with national lawmakers from Xinjiang
at the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress.
Xi called for safeguarding ethnic unity， and reinforcing solidarity
between the military and government， soldiers and civilians， police and
the people， as well as between the production and construction corps and
local communities.
Xinjiang is an important "security barrier" in northwest China which
holds a special strategic position and faces special issues， Xi said，
adding that governing the region well is of great significance.
He stressed that maintaining stability in Xinjiang is a political
responsibility， and that stability-related issues must be handled in a
thorough， timely and proper manner.
He called for efforts to make long-term strategies， strengthen the
foundation， and achieve lasting peace and stability in Xinjiang.
