The western development refers to the western regions including Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Yunnan, Guizhou, Chongqing, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xizang Autonomous Region, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei Province, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province and Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province. ?

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Achievements of western development:

Over the past 20 years since the implementation of the western development, especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the broad masses of cadres and people in the western region have worked hard. With the strong support of the people of the whole country, the economic and social development in the western region has made historic achievements, which has laid a solid foundation for the decisive victory in building a well-off society in an all-round way, and also expanded the strategic maneuver space for national development.

1, the economic strength has been significantly improved.

2. Decisive progress has been made in poverty eradication. By the end of 20 19, more than 90% poverty-stricken counties in the western region had been lifted out of poverty.

3. The infrastructure is more perfect. The traffic network has been continuously expanded and encrypted, and the spatial accessibility has been greatly improved.

4. The modern industrial system has basically taken shape. A number of important national energy bases, resource deep processing bases, equipment manufacturing bases and strategic emerging industrial bases will be built. New industries and formats such as big data, health and wellness, tourism, and cultural and creative industries have flourished, and the transformation of old and new kinetic energy has continued to advance.

5. The national ecological security barrier has been consolidated. By the end of 20 19, the western region had implemented a total of returning farmland to forests and grasslands1370,000 mu, and the forest coverage rate was further improved. Important ecosystems such as grasslands and wetlands have been effectively protected and restored, and the ecological environment has been continuously improved.

6. People's living standards have been continuously improved. In 20 19, the per capita disposable income of urban and rural residents in western China reached 35,000 yuan and130,000 yuan respectively, 6.5 times and 7.8 times that of 1999 respectively. The "two basics" plan was completed as scheduled, and a social security system covering urban and rural areas was initially established.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Western Development