由云南省承办的中国’99昆明世界园艺博览会对云南来说,无疑是世纪之交千载难逢的发展机遇。抓住机遇,扩大开放,加快发展,成功迈向21世纪,正是云南要完成的重大课题。一、开放和发展中的云南省云南地处中国西南边疆,西部、南部和东南部分别与缅甸、老挝、越南三国接壤。全省国土面积39.4万平方公里,人口4100多万。建国以来,特别是改革开放20年来,云南各族人民在邓小平理论的指导下,抓住发展机遇,依托丰富而独特的生物、矿产、旅游资源优势,发挥与越南、缅甸、老挝接壤和毗邻泰国等国家,以及对外口岸、通道多的地缘优势,不断开拓进取,培育支柱产业,发展特色经济,面向以东南亚为主的国际市场,积极参与对外经济交流与合作,不断扩大对内、对外开放,走出了一条符合本省实际的经济发展路子,使全省 Yunnan ’99 Kunming World Horticultural Exposition hosted by Yunnan Province is undoubtedly a golden opportunity for development in Yunnan at the turn of the century. To seize the opportunity, expand opening up and speed up development and successfully march toward the 21st century is precisely the major issue to be completed by Yunnan. First, the open and developing Yunnan Province of Yunnan Province is located in the southwestern frontier of China, while the western, southern and southeastern regions respectively border Burma, Laos and Vietnam. The province’s land area of ​​394,000 square kilometers, population 4100 million. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, especially since the reform and opening up, under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory, the people of all ethnic groups in Yunnan Province have taken the opportunity of development and relied on the abundant and unique biological, mineral and tourism resources to play their part in connecting with Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and neighboring Thailand And other countries, as well as the overseas ports and channels. We will continue to forge ahead and forge ahead. We will foster pillar industries and develop special economies. We will actively participate in the exchange and cooperation with foreign countries in the international market, mainly in Southeast Asia. We will continue to expand domestic and foreign openness, Out of a line with the actual economic development in our province, so that the province