最近,我国政府作出了“西部大开发”的决策。这是既正确而又重要的决策。我国是一个幅员辽阔的国家。由於历史、地理、自然条件等方面的原因。在经济发展的水平上,大体形成了东部、中部、西部三个地区;东部最高,中部次之,西部最低。改革开放以来,中央把发展的重点放在东部(及南部,下同)沿海一带。国有单位的固定资产投资一半以上投到了东部,在东部设立了5个经济特区以及浦东开发区,设立了14个沿海开放城市,还有更多的经济开发区,给予了一些加快发展、促进改革、扩大开放等方面的优惠政策,使东部地区的经济迅速发展起来。迄今以前,把发展的重点放在东部地区,是正确的决策。因为,东部地区原有的经济基础较好,交通比较便利,人才较多,更便於吸引外资和加强与境外的经济联系,重点发展东部地区显然可以更多更快地取得效益,事实也证明了这一点。当然,在重点发展东部地区时,中央也没有撇下中西部地区於不 Recently, my government has made the decision of “developing the western region”. This is a correct and important decision. Our country is a vast country. Due to history, geography, natural conditions and other reasons. At the level of economic development, there are basically three eastern, central and western regions; the eastern region is the highest, the central region is the second, and the western region is the lowest. Since the reform and opening up, the Central Committee has focused its development on the coast of the east (and south, the same below). More than half of the state-owned units’ investment in fixed assets was invested in the eastern part of the country. Five special economic zones and the Pudong Development Zone were set up in the eastern part of the country. 14 coastal open cities and more economic development zones were set up. Some accelerated development and reform , Opening up wider areas and other preferential policies so that the economy of the eastern region will develop rapidly. Until now, putting the development focus on the eastern region is the right decision. Because the original economic foundation of the eastern region is better, the transportation is more convenient, there are more talented people, it is easier to attract foreign investment and strengthen economic ties with the rest of the world. Emphasis on developing the eastern region can apparently achieve more and faster benefits. The fact also proves that at this point. Of course, in focusing on the development of the eastern region, the Central Government did not leave the central and western regions without going there