八届全国人大四次会议通过的国民经济和社会发展“九五”计划和2010年远景目标纲要明确指出:要“坚持区域经济协调发展,逐步缩小地区发展差距。”这是国家采取的一项重大战略决策,不仅对国家经济发展的全局具有深远的历史意义,特别是对中西部地区、少数民族地区和贫困地区的经济发展将起到巨大的推动作用。 The National Economic and Social Development Plan adopted in the Eighth National People’s Congress and the “Outline for the Ninth Five-Year Plan” and the Outline for 2010 Vision clearly state: “We must adhere to the coordinated development of regional economy and gradually narrow the gap in regional development.” This is a national A major strategic decision to take has far-reaching historical significance not only for the overall national economic development, but also for the economic development in central and western regions, ethnic minority areas and poor areas in particular.