西部开发，基础设施建设是关键，生态环境的恢复与保护是前提，但西部的发展依靠的是特色经济。２００１年３月，朱■基总理在政府工作报告中指出：“西部开发要从各地实际出发，发挥比较优势，调整产业结构，加强农业，培育和形成各具特色的地区经济”。朱■基总理强调了特色 The development of the western region and infrastructure are the keys to the restoration and protection of the ecological environment. However, the development of the west depends on the special economy. In March 2001, Premier Zhu Rongji pointed out in his government work report: “The development of the western region must proceed from the actual conditions of other places, give play to its comparative advantages, readjust the industrial structure, strengthen agriculture, and foster and form distinctive regional economies.” Zhu ■ Prime Minister emphasized the characteristics