常州作为中国经济增长最快的地区之一，在经济持续高速发展过程中，努力处理好社会与经济发展Z间的关系，成为中国社会发展综合示范区。常州要在2010年赶上中等发达国家的水平，除了经济必须继续以较高的速度运行外，还必须把近期与长远结合起来，以经济、社会、环境的协调发展 As one of the fastest growing regions in China, Changzhou strives to handle the relationship between social and economic development and become a comprehensive demonstration zone for social development in the sustained and rapid economic development. In order to catch up with the level of the moderately developed countries in 2010, Changzhou will have to combine the immediate and long-term development in a coordinated manner with its economy, society and the environment, in addition to the fact that the economy must continue to operate at a high speed.