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China Western Development (), also China's Western Development, Western China Development, Great Western Development Strategy, or the Open Up the West Program is a policy adopted for the western regions. The policy covers 6 provinces (Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan), 5 autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, and Xinjiang), and 1 municipality (Chongqing). This region contains 71.4% of mainland China's area, but only 28.8% of its population, as of the end of 2002, and 19.9% of its total economic output, as of 2009. ==History== Under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, the People's Republic of China began to reform its economy in 1978 by changing from a command economy to a market economy. The coastal regions of eastern China benefited greatly from these reforms, and their economies quickly raced ahead. The western half of China, however, lagged behind severely. In March 1999, General-Secretary Jiang Zemin proposed a developmental strategy for the western region at the Ninth National People's Congress. He would elaborate on the plan in June 1999, during which the phrase ''great western development'' was used, marking the start of the policy. Premier Zhu Rongji visited the western region to gather western officials' views of the plan. Consequently, the State Planning Commission drafted an early plan for the proposal before submitting it to the Politburo Standing Committee in November 1999. A Leadership Group for Western China Development (西部地区开发领导小组) was created by the State Council in January 2000, led by Zhu. Chronicle of Events〔http://en.chinagate.cn/features/Western_Development/2010-01/04/content_19175519.htm〕 1999: the "Western Development" guidelines are clarified 2000: the "Western Development" plan begins 2001: the official website of the "Western Development" program is launched 2002: construction of the "West-East Gas Pipeline" begins 2003: the policy of "Returning Grazing Land to Grassland" comes into effect 2004: the Law on Promoting Western Development is listed on the legislative plan of the 10th National People's Congress 2005: compulsory education tuition and fees become exempt in western areas 2006: the Qinghai-Tibet Railway begins operation 2007: the Ministry of Finance invests 280 billion yuan in the west to support key projects 2009: Formation of the West Triangle Economic Zone 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「China Western Development」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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