中国政府去年提出西部大开发的战略。此举的意义在于,在经历了改革开放20年国家实施的重点突破战略(东部优先)之后,政府开始重新审视国家的总体发展战略。21世纪,中国经济的发展将进入一个崭新国家一体化进程。 相对而言,西部地区地广人稀,资源丰富,其中45种重要矿产资源潜在总量约占全国的40％。因此人们在谈及西部大开发时,便自然而然地将西部开发的视点更多地落到矿产资源方面。从长期的开发实践,特别是50年代以来大规模的工业化实践来看,要想真正把这种资源 Last year, the Chinese government put forward the strategy of developing the western region. The significance of this move lies in that after experiencing the key breakthrough strategy implemented by the state in 20 years of reform and opening up (eastern priority), the government began to re-examine the country’s overall development strategy. In the 21st century, China’s economic development will enter into a process of new national integration. In contrast, the western region is sparsely populated and rich in resources. The potential of 45 major mineral resources accounts for about 40% of the national total. Therefore, when people talk about the development of the western region, they naturally fall more and more in the perspective of mineral resources development. From the long-term development practice, especially the large-scale industrialization practice since the 1950s, in order to really put such resources