Cairo, Egypt - February 18, 2025 A seminar on the economic and social development of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, sponsored by China's State Council Information Office, was held in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, on Tuesday. A delegation of cultural exchange composed of scholars from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Xinjiang Research Institute of Culture and History, and Xinjiang University, elaborated on Xinjiang's economic and social progress in recent years. They also introduced policies and practices in China's governance in Xinjiang, presenting the achievements in Xinjiang's economic and social development, underlying the Chinese government's strong commitment to addressing employment issues in the region and measures taken to protect the labor rights of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang. Tursun Ebey, an associate professor of Xinjiang University's School of Journalism and Communication who has long worked and lived in Xinjiang, shared his personal experiences in Xinjiang's human rights endeavors. Ali El-Hefny, vice chairman of the Cairo-based Egypt-China Friendship Association and former Egyptian ambassador to China, and Salah Adli, general secretary of the Communist Party of Egypt, attended the seminar and had in-depth exchanges with the delegation members. Shotlist: Cairo, Egypt - Feb 18, 2025: 1. Various of seminar in progress, guests; 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Tursun Ebey, associate professor, Xinjiang University's School of Journalism and Communication (starting with shot 1): "Among the participants of this seminar today are government officials, leaders of different parties, scholars, journalists, and people of various sectors of society. Through discussions with them, we have reached broad consensus. In the exchanges of views, we also received valuable feedbacks and suggestions, and gained insight into their questions. This gives them a chance to get a better understanding of China's Xinjiang, and the existent labor rights protection mechanisms and system in the region."; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 3. Various of seminar in progress, guests; [SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE] 4. Various of seminar in progress, guests; FILE: Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Date Unknown 5. Aerial shot of buildings; 6. People sitting in couch talking; 7. Children, teacher in class; Cairo, Egypt - Feb 18, 2025 8. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Xing Guangcheng, director, Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (starting with shots 4-7/ending with shots 9-11): "The U.S.-led Western world have uttered a lot of groundless and fact-distorting remarks on Xinjiang, sparking waves of distorting the image of Xinjiang in the world, and making adverse impact on China's image as a whole. So it is necessary for China's academic community to step forward and tell the world how Xinjiang has developed. presenting an objective and truthful account of Xinjiang."; FILE: Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China - Date Unknown 9. Farmers working in orchard; 10. Running vehicle carrying peaches; 11. Various of dance, instrumental performance. [Restriction - No access Chinese mainland]