The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on June 4 that it will work to implement a variety of support policies in employment, education and poverty reduction for northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

In the short term, the NDRC will focus on promoting economic and social development and improving quality of life in southern Xinjiang, which has difficult geographical conditions and experiences lower standards of living.

It will also speed up the building of major transportation, water conservation and agricultural infrastructure.

The NDRC's statement came as part of follow-up moves to major decisions made at the Second Central Work Conference on Xinjiang, a two-day meeting which came to a close on May 29.

To better implement the decisions of the meeting, the NDRC will deepen reform of the administrative approval mechanism, increase the efficiency of the approval process, and create a favorable investment environment.

It will also optimize the allocation of Xinjiang-supporting funds and enhance supervision and inspection over how policies aimed at boosting Xinjiang development are carried out.