举世瞩目的西部大开发，是党中央审时度势，总揽全局，面向 21世纪做出的重大战略决策。 　　实施西部大开发战略有利于加强民族团结，保持社会稳定和边疆安全；有利于充分发挥人力、物力资源的作用，缩小差距，实现共同富裕；有利于改善自然环境，加速全国现代化建设的实现。 The Western Development Project, which attracts worldwide attention, is the Party Central Committee’s review of the situation, the overall situation, and the major strategic decisions made in the 21st century. Implementing the strategy of developing the western region is conducive to strengthening national unity, maintaining social stability and the security of border areas, facilitating the full play of human and material resources, narrowing the gap, and realizing common prosperity; and helping to improve the natural environment and accelerate the realization of the nation’s modernization drive.