国务院决定,“九五”期间将向中西部地区实行政策倾斜,支持中西部地区以开放促开发来增强自我发展能力,缩短与沿海地区的差距。对此,外经贸部将参照国际规范,在“统一政策、平等竞争”的原则下,对中西部地区实行鼓励政策和优惠政策。主要内容如下: The State Council has decided that during the Ninth Five-Year Plan period, the Central Government will implement policies to the central and western regions and support central and western regions in opening up and promoting development so as to enhance their ability to self-development and shorten the gap with the coastal areas. In this regard, the MOFTEC will, in accordance with international norms, implement the incentive and preferential policies on the central and western regions under the principle of “unification of policies and equal competition”. The main contents are as follows: