在世纪之交,我国现代化建设第三步战略部署即将开始实施之际,以江泽民同志为核心的中央高瞻远瞩,审时度势,不失时机地提出:实施西部大开发战略,加快中西部地区发展。这是我党总揽全局,面向新世纪作出的重大决策。无论在经济上还是在政治上,都具有重大的现实意义和深远意义。 At the turn of the century, as the third strategic deployment of China’s modernization drive is about to begin its implementation, the Central Committee with Comrade Jiang Zemin at its core takes a long-term perspective and takes stock of the situation. At the moment, it proposes: Implementing the strategy of developing the west region and accelerating the development of the central and western regions. This is a major policy decision made by our party in taking overall control of the overall situation and facing the new century. It is of great realistic and far-reaching significance both economically and politically.