Today I wandered Urumqi (Xinjiang's capital) and local non-tourist streets. I made a clear firsthand observation: Uyghur residents are everywhere, going about their daily lives. Men wear traditional doppa hats, women wear yashmaq, and the Uyghur language is spoken everywhere.
I captured many videos of every district and market I visited and I plan to publish once I have time to edit them.
In the meantime, here are a few photos of the Grand Bazaar.
One month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday.
These are the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual. Congress has got to act NOW. End this war.
🚨🇨🇳🇹🇼 REPORT: Taiwan residents will be able to DRIVE to mainland China after reunification, said the spokesperson of Taiwan Affairs Office.
Chinese mainland's infrastructure power will help upgrade Taiwan’s transport, energy, and urban systems, and will construct bridge between island and mainland.
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🚨🇮🇷🇪🇸 BREAKING:
Iran allows the Kingdom of Spain to use the Strait of Hormuz with complete freedom without restrictions or barriers that impede the maritime navigation of Spanish ships and tankers.
🚨🇨🇳BREAKING: China has invented the world's first mass-produced flying car—XPENG AEROHT's "Land Aircraft Carrier" takes to the skies over Haixinsha, Guangzhou, for the first time.
The all-electric airframe can fly at up to 360 km/h.
The current war situation:
Trump 🇺🇸: You have 48 hours to meet our demands
Iran 🇮🇷: “We won’t”
Trump 🇺🇸: Then let’s take five days and negotiate
Iran 🇮🇷: “We’re not stopping”
Trump 🇺🇸: How about a one-month ceasefire
Iran 🇮🇷: “Not needed”
Trump 🇺🇸: Then we’ll send U.S. troops
Iran 🇮🇷: “Come closer”
All in the span of a week.
In two years, Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso
1. Burkina Faso's GDP grew from approximately $18.8 billion to $22.1 billion.
2. He has rejected loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. He said, "Africa doesn't need the World Bank, IMF, Europe, or America."
3. He reduced the salaries of ministers and parliamentarians by 30% and increased the salaries of civil servants by 50%.
4. He paid off Burkina Faso's local debts.
5. He established two tomato processing plants, the first-ever in Burkina Faso.
6. In 2023, he inaugurated a state-of-the-art gold mine to enhance local processing capabilities.
7. He stopped the export of unrefined Burkina Faso gold to Europe.
8. He built Burkina Faso’s second cotton processing plant. Previously, the country had only one.
9. He opened the first-ever National Support Center for Artisanal Cotton Processing to assist local cotton farmers.
10. He banned the wearing of British legal wigs and gowns in local courts and introduced traditional Burkinabé attire.
11. He prioritized agriculture by distributing over 400 tractors, 239 tillers, 710 motor pumps, and 714 motorcycles to boost production and support rural stakeholders.
12. He provided access to improved seeds and other farm inputs to maximize agricultural output.
13. Tomato production in Burkina Faso increased from 315,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 360,000 metric tonnes in 2024.
14. Millet production rose from 907,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 1.1 million metric tonnes in 2024.
15. Rice production increased from 280,000 metric tonnes in 2022 to 326,000 metric tonnes in 2024.
16. He banned French military operations in Burkina Faso.
17. He banned French media in Burkina Faso.
18. He expelled French troops from Burkina Faso.
19. His government is constructing new roads, widening existing ones, and upgrading gravel roads to paved surfaces.
20. He is building a new airport, the Ouagadougou-Donsin Airport, which is expected to be completed in 2025 with a capacity to handle 1 million passengers annually.