Residents apply for passports at a police station in Urumqi city, capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Aug 6, 2015. Xinjiang said it is planning to streamline the procedure for passport application, promising equal treatment to applicants of different ethnicities. Getting a passport is often complicated and takes more time in Xinjiang than in other regions, given the rising terrorism threats faced by the region. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xin)
