Yet, considering the human and physical material they had to work with, it seemed to me that Border Region teachers were accomplishing miracles.

Mr Bashir has said he would respect the outcome of the referendum but some fear conflict could resume, especially in the oil-rich border region.

It had a few silver ornaments; though, on the whole, it would have been deemed a plain piece by most frontiersman.

Today, to realize the aim that all Chinese people enjoy full human rights, we must continuously develop the border region government's spirit of hard struggle and serving the people full- heartedly.

In the last few months alone, we have apprehended extremists within our borders who were sent here from the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan to commit new acts of terror.