加快西部发展，逐步缩小东西部地区之间的差距，最终达到各地区经济普遍繁荣和全体人民共同富裕，是社会主义本质特征的要求，是国民经济持续协调发展的内在需要，是中央面向２１世纪实行的一项大战略、大政策。实施西部大开发，已成为新世纪的主弦律和时代的最强音。 ２１世纪 Accelerating the development of the western region and gradually narrowing the gap between the eastern and western regions will ultimately meet the requirements of the general economic prosperity of all regions and the common prosperity of all the people and the essential feature of socialism as well as the inherent requirement of sustained and coordinated development of the national economy. A major strategy, a big policy. The implementation of the large-scale development of the western region has become the strongest voice of the new century and the strongest voice of the times. 21st century