Horses run at a horse field in Zhaosu County, Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 31, 2020.
URUMQI, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has made progress on various fronts over the past five years, according to Shohrat Zakir, chairman of the regional government.
Workers make down-filled coats at a factory in Jiashi county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. (Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/China Daily) The cotton textile enterprises in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region all understand the importance of responsible business conduct and have increased supply chain transparency, a social responsibility report on the industry said.
The Xinjiang Textile Industry Association on Sunday issued a report reviewing the history and development of Xinjiang's cotton textile industry, and refuting Western criticism of the so-called "forced labor". "The industry… secures the livelihoods of millions of people in Xinjiang, including cotton growers, cotton textile workers and their family members, improves their lives, and promotes the realization of their economic and social rights," the report said.
