cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.
This is the point.
They say the soul of Kashi or Kashgar in southwest Xinjiang lies in its Oat Town.
But what if I told you its pulse now beats just as fiercely in customs, warehouses and startup hubs?
We have wandered the old town.
Now, let's decode New Kashi, a city where openness isn't just a slogan,
but a daily reality etched into its DNA.
How does a 20,000-year-old Silk Road Outpost become a 21st century gateway?
Welcome to part two of a special panel discussion on Xinjiang.
We are in the heart of Kashi O Town,
and I'm pleased to be joined for the discussion by four distinguished guests,
a native from Xinjiang, a Weigar, new law buyer, IIT,
who is lecturer of the School of Media and Communication at Xinjiang Arts University.
Luke Johnston, originally from the UK, a PhD,
a researcher and student in Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
who is currently a teacher in Oremchui Foreign Studies.
school, Jerry Gray,
an Australian social media influencer who has lived in China for decades and famously cycled up and down the country several times,
including Tuching Jiang,
and last but not least, all the way from Sweden, the researcher on international relations,