随着我国经济重心由东向西转移,本世纪末经济开拓的重点势必转移到大西北。为迎接本世纪末、下世纪初的大规模西北开发,一定要作好全面的准备工作,制定一条科学的、周密细致的、切实可行的开发规划。我认为在开发西北地区时,应采取以某个经济生长核为基点,以建立中小城镇为重点,以发挥“内因”为主,“外因”为辅为方略,用横贯亚欧大陆的铁 As China’s economic center of gravity shifts from east to west, the focus of economic development at the end of this century is bound to shift to the greater northwest. In order to meet the large-scale northwestern development in the end of this century and the beginning of the next century, we must make a comprehensive preparation and formulate a scientific, well-planned and practicable development plan. In my opinion, when developing the northwest region, we should take the nucleus of economic growth as the starting point and focus on the establishment of small and medium-sized towns. We should give priority to “internal causes” and “external factors”