Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region
Coverage of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in the Nexus archive.
- Long before the Silk Road, silkworm cocoons already existed in Uzbekistan
Silkworm cocoons existed in Uzbekistan before the Silk Road. Chinese envoy Zhang Qian discovered a trade route connecting China to Central/West Asia and the Mediterranean in 138BC.
- Spying in Xinjiang? No, I was reporting from China’s energy heartland
China's coal-heavy energy sector is capitalizing on global oil supply disruptions caused by the war in Iran. Journalist Dannie Peng reported from Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, one of China's four major coal-chemical production bases, documenting the region's operations.
- Chinese team injects desert moss gene into Xinjiang cotton to beat fungus, boost output
Chinese scientists inserted a gene from desert moss into Xinjiang cotton to enhance resistance against a pervasive fungal disease, potentially boosting yields by nearly 25%. The gene, sourced from a steppe moss species in Xinjiang's deserts, was introduced by a team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography.