面对西部大开发和我国加入WTO的大好机遇与严峻挑战,西部各地纷纷突出自身优势,挖掘潜力,吸引外资,加快发展。然而,对那些本身并无多少优势或暂不具备多少优势的地区,该如何去应对呢?地处四川南缘的合江县几年来的做法,或许能给我们提供一些有益的借鉴。合江县是一个典型的农业大县,幅员广,人口多,底子薄,财政收入十分有限。虽地处川、黔、渝三角区,但原有的交通却并不算发达。对此,合江人民认真分析县情,准确定位,因地制宜,着力打好“三张牌”——城市建设、招商引资、旅游开发。几年时间,全县人民同心同德,栽好“梧桐”,挖潜贮能,引得外地企业纷纷抢滩合江。今天的合江已呈良好发展势头,正如一些外地人所言:“又一个春天正向合江走来。” Facing the great opportunities and harsh challenges of the development of the western region and China’s accession to the WTO, all parts of the western region have highlighted their own advantages one after another, tapped the potential, attracted foreign investment and accelerated their development. However, how to deal with those areas that have little or no superiority? The practice in Hejiang County, located in the southern edge of Sichuan Province, for some years, may provide us some helpful references. Hejiang County is a typical agricultural county with a large population, a large population, a weak foundation and a very limited fiscal revenue. Although located in Sichuan, Guizhou, Chongqing Triangle, but the original traffic is not well developed. In this regard, Hejiang people seriously analyze the county situation, accurate positioning, according to local conditions, strive to lay “three cards” - urban construction, investment, tourism development. A few years, people across the county work together, planted “Indus”, tapping the potential energy storage, attracted foreign enterprises have seized Hejiang. Today, Hejiang has shown a good momentum of development. As foreigners put it, “Another spring is coming to Hejiang.”