西部开发作为国家一项重大的战略决策，已经成为了全社会关注的焦点。面对滚滚而来的开发浪潮，面对千载难逢的历史机遇和挑战，我们将如何应对？本刊特推出这组政府领导和专家学者谈西部开发的文章，并以此表达我们新世纪里对“国富民强”的心愿。根据国家确定的西部开发要抓 As a major strategic decision of the country, the development of the western region has become the focus of attention of the entire society. The face of the wave of development from the rolling, in the face of rare historical opportunities and challenges, we will be how to deal with? This special issue of this group of government leaders and experts and scholars on the development of the western region article, and to express our new century, “the country rich and powerful” aspiration. According to the state to determine the development of the west