党的十四届五中全会通过的“九五”及2010年远景目标的（建议）提出了坚持经济协调发展，逐步缩小地区发展差距的重大方针。这一方针使新疆对外经济合作的优势得到增强：1．国家在“九五”期间对新疆经济发展的倾斜政策已开始实施。2．亚欧第二大陆桥的贯通已使新疆由一个地处 The “Ninth Five-Year Plan” adopted by the Fifth Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee of the Party and the 2010 Vision (Proposed) set out a major guideline for adhering to coordinated economic development and gradually narrowing the gap in regional development. This principle has strengthened the advantages of Xinjiang’s foreign economic cooperation: 1. The state’s tilt policy on the economic development of Xinjiang during the Ninth Five-year Plan has begun to be implemented. 2. The second land bridge between Asia and Europe has made Xinjiang one of its places