党中央、国务院历来高度重视民族问题和民族工作。经过几十年的不懈努力,我国少数民族和民族地区的面貌发生了翻天覆地的变化。从民族地区发展看,近年来西部地区发展明显提速,改善和保障民生力度得到加 The Central Party Committee and the State Council have always attached great importance to ethnic issues and ethnic work. After decades of unremitting efforts, the face of our ethnic minorities and ethnic regions has undergone tremendous changes. Judging from the development of minority areas, the development of the western region has obviously accelerated in recent years, and the improvement and protection of people’s livelihood has been strengthened