Unparalleled pairing assistance program changes people's life in Xinjiang

STORY: Unparalleled pairing assistance program changes people's life in Xinjiang DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2. various of Hotan People's Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AMANNISA ABDUGHNI, Alijan's sister 4. various of Hotan People's Hospital 5. various of Xinjiang 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AYSHAGUL KADIR, Mother of a boy diagnosed with congenital heart disease 7. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: China has been implementing pairing assistance programs in Xinjiang since 1997, channeling financial, technical and human resource support across various sectors from different regions of the country to Xinjiang. The assistance initiative has greatly improved the well-being of people of all ethnic groups. Alijan, a young boy from Keriya County, Hotan Prefecture, is one of the beneficiaries of the program. He was diagnosed with a serious eye disease this August and has successfully received an operatio