实施西部大开发是党和国家面向２１世纪作出的战略决策，是保持社会政治稳定、加强民族团结、巩固国防安全的迫切需要，是加快西部地区发展和逐步缩小东西部差距的重要步骤，是改革开放以来国家经济政策的一次重大转移，是西部地区千载难逢的历史发展大机遇。对西部地区而言， Implementing the Great Development of the Western Region is the Strategic Decision Made by the Party and the Country for the 21st Century. It is an urgent need to maintain social and political stability, strengthen national unity and consolidate national defense and security. It is an important step toward accelerating the development of the western region and gradually narrowing the gap between the east and the west. A major shift in the country’s economic policy since the opening up is a great opportunity for historical development in the western region. For the western region,