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Five years ago, Pazilya Tursun had just finished high school. With only limited Mandarin and professional skills, she began working at a weaving mill in the city of Aksu, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Now, she manages 50 employees at the factory.

In 2015, the concept of "internet + agriculture" took off in China. Eyeing on the opportunity, 30-year-old Adil Jumak, from the ethnic Kirgiz group, and his two business partners from Xinjiang launched a startup which used livestreaming to sell agricultural products from the northwest China autonomous region.

The number of China-Europe freight trains entering and leaving via Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region exceeded 4,722 in 2020, a record high despite the impact of COVID-19, according to customs authorities.