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The West Triangle Economic Zone is an economic zone designated by the Chinese government comprising Chengdu, Chongqing and Xi'an.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Western triangle zone's attractiveness increasing )〕 Created as part of China's Western Development strategy, the West Triangle Economic Zone contributes nearly 40% of Western China's GDP.〔 Furthermore, Chongqing is one of China's five National Central Cities, while both Chengdu and Xi'an are Regional Central Cities. The economies of all three cities are highly developed and serve as attractive investment locations within China. Many major international companies have factories or branches in the region, including Microsoft, Ford Motors, Citigroup, and over 200 other Fortune 500 companies. Overall, the zone has a population of 118 million and covers 220,000 square kilometres. Various major expressways and railways run through the zone, and each of the three cities has a major international airport. ==Formation== The creation of the zone was originally proposed by Chongqing in 2009, as part of the 12th Chinese 5-year plan. Xi'an and Chengdu agreed to the proposal.〔 In September 2009, the proposal was submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=China's Economic Zones: A Regional Round-up )〕 The creation of such an economic zone serves a larger part within the China Western Development policy.〔Fan Jie. “Western Development Policy: Changes, Effects and Evaluation.” Developing China’s West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development. Ed. Y.M. Yeung and Shen Jianfa. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 2004.100.〕 It was hoped that the consolidation of three major cities into one zone would accelerate the development of other areas in Western China.〔 Traditionally, the West of China has been weaker economically, as it promises a less lucrative return to the investors than its eastern competitors.〔 Thus, the China Western Development policy aimed to attract foreign investment. This was to be done by creating a more stable investing environment through infrastructure construction. The creation of a new economic zone would encourage cooperation between cities, which would lead to greater rates of progress.〔 This was a success for the western development project at some level, for statistics show a substantial growth in foreign investment in the western regions. However, the rate of progress was not equal in all regions, partially due to the creation of the West Triangle Economic Zone, which sped up development in Chengdu, Chongqing, and Xi'an, but slowed down development in other areas of the West. For example, while foreign direct investment in Chongqing grew, foreign investment in other Western Chinese cities like Guizhou, Guangxi, and Ningxia declined significantly, dropping about USD $19.71, $250.96 million, and $34.54 million respectively.〔 The federal government's strategy in both the West Triangle and Western China in general is to provide large amounts of monetary investment in order to provide an industrial and infrastructure base, which would then attract foreign investment. Areas which the government has invested heavily in include infrastructure, enticement of foreign investment, ecological protection, education, and retention of talent flowing to richer provinces or foreign nations. Over RMB 1 trillion has been spent on the West as a whole.〔 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「West Triangle Economic Zone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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