编者按从6月17日江泽民总书j己提出实施西部大开发战略，到11月15日结束的中央经济工作会议将西部大开发列为明年经济工作重点之一，西部成为世纪之交中国最令人瞩目的地区。中央在世纪之交、我国各项事业正全面向新世纪推进之时提出并实施西部大开发战略，有着重大的政治和经 Editor’s Note From June 17, General Secretary Jiang Zemin proposed that a large-scale development strategy for the western region should be implemented. The Central Economic Work Conference concluded on November 15 will make the western region development one of the key economic tasks for next year. Highlights of the area. At the turn of the century, the Central Government has proposed and implemented the strategy for the development of the western region when various undertakings in our country are pushing forward the new century comprehensively and have major political and economic experiences