Nur Bekri, Chairman of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Xinjiang maintained relatively stable economic development in spite of the destructive July 5 riot and the international economic slowdown.
In 2009, Xinjiang"s GDP reached 427.4 billion yuan ($62.57 billion), rising 8.1 percent year on year.
The net income of farmers and herdsmen grew 11 percent year on year in 2009, the fastest in years.
Since December 28, 2009, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has been reconnected to 31 popular portal websites that were cut off after the July riot last year.