江泽民在六省区西部大开发工作座谈会上强调:面对新的形势和任务,全党和全国要进一步提高对西部大开发重大意义的认识,坚持以邓小平理论和党的基本路线为指导,全面贯彻“三个代表”要求,统一思想,坚定信心,与时俱进,开拓创新.抓住机遇,推进发展,打好基础.提高水平,不断开创西部大开发工作的新局面。两年多来,中央确定了进行西部大开发的指导思想、奋斗目标、方针政策和重点任务,各有关部门制定规划、加强指导。西部各地区广大干部群众团结一心.开拓奋进。西部大开发有了一个良好开端。西部地区投资和经济快速增长,重点建设投资力度加大,基础设施建设迈出实质性步伐,经济结构调整取得新的进展,对外开放进一步扩 At the symposium on the western development in the six provinces and autonomous regions, Jiang Zemin emphasized: In the face of the new situation and tasks, the party and the entire country should further raise awareness of the great significance of the great cause of developing the west and adhere to the guidance of Deng Xiaoping Theory and the party’s basic line, We will fully implement the requirements of the “three represents”, unify our thinking, strengthen our confidence, advance with the times and blaze new trails, seize the opportunities and promote development, and lay a solid foundation for raising the standard and constantly creating a new situation in the development of the western region. Over the past two years or so, the Central Committee has set forth the guiding ideology, objectives, principles and policies and key tasks for carrying out the large-scale development of the western region. All relevant departments have formulated plans and strengthened their guidance. The vast numbers of cadres and the masses in all western regions are united in unity and pioneering. The western development has made a good start. In the western region, investment and economy have been rapidly growing. Investments in major construction projects have been intensified. Infrastructure construction has taken substantial steps. New progress has been made in economic structural readjustment. Opening up to the outside world has further expanded.