China International Television Station reporter Liu Xin: Some international media have "accused" Xinjiang. I believe you have seen relevant reports. After you visit Xinjiang, do you have a better understanding of the situation?

Vladimir Norov, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Yes, I have seen it. Some international media are flooded with such information. As far as the cotton industry is concerned, we can see that this year's mechanized recovery rate will reach 84%, or 85%. These machines are produced in Aksu, Xinjiang. Aksu is one of the main cotton producing areas. The technology used in the cotton industry is impressive. We also visited a textile factory in Aksu, which is highly modernized and manual operations are not common. There are about 5,000 employees there, 90% of whom are from local ethnic minorities, such as Uighurs, Kazakhs and other ethnic minorities. As for their living conditions, we can not only see where they work, there are very modern textile machines, these machines are dreams of every major textile industry country, we also visited their living quarters, their accommodation area There is also the kitchen. Their staff meals are free. Of course, they can also choose additional meals at their own expense. Of course, all Muslim employees are provided with halal food, and the salary level is also very important. The average monthly salary is about 600 to 900 US dollars. It can be said that this is a very high level in the textile industry (in income) of developing countries. amazing. I have referred to the salary level of the textile industry in my own country. Therefore, before making these accusations and stirring everyone's emotions, I must first make a field trip. After reading it, there is also a saying in our Asian region: seeing is better than hearing.

China International Television Station reporter Liu Xin: But some people say that Xinjiang is not open and transparent. They don’t let people watch it, don’t want others to watch it, or just show what they want people to watch, but not everything. What do you think?

Vladimir Norov, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: I do not agree with this view, because it is impossible for Xinjiang to remain open because the economy has been developing. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and 8 SCO countries (including observer countries) ) It borders countries such as Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan. During the epidemic, there are some restrictions on non-governmental exchanges. (The first three quarters of 2019) the number of tourists who came to Xinjiang reached nearly 180 million. Before the new crown pneumonia epidemic There are about 70 million foreign tourists in Xinjiang. Xinjiang is expected to receive 200 million tourists this year and 400 million in 2025. There are no restrictions on the coming and going of so many tourists. How can Xinjiang be closed? So I totally disagree with this point of view, because we have the opportunity to see everything we want to see, and we are free to visit where we want to go. This is why the schedule is so tight that we don’t have time to rest, and any of our requirements are possible. of.