Rozvoj Xinjiangu po roce 2000

In the last twenty years, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, situated in the northwest part of China, went through important changes, social as well as economic ones. From a quite forgotten agricultural province became an important industrial and trade centre, which connects China with the rest of Asia and Europe. The economic growth connected with a rising standard of living led to intensification of tense social situation in Xinjiang. This thesis describes the changes, which happened in Xinjiang after the year 2000. It focuses on the development of ethnic tensions, the economic situation of Xinjiang and impact of the Chinese government programme Go West and the One Belt and One Road Initiative as well. The thesis is based on official communications of the Chinese government, newspapers articles and literature dedicated to Xinjiang, even though number of official sources is limited and can be accessed only with difficulty, not speaking about a low cooperation from the side of Chinese themselves and remoteness of the province. In the end, the thesis concludes the most important moments of the development of Xinjiang after the year 2000 and mentions the results reached by the programme Go West achieved and the One Belt and One Road Initiative. At the time being, the assessment of results of this Initiative is premature, since the Initiative was presented only in 2013.