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Premier Wen Jiabao called for coordinating economic development
in different regions and promoting the development of the western
region and the revitalization of northeast China and other old
industrial bases, when he delivered a report on the work of the
government at the opening of the annual parliament session
Friday.
"Promoting the coordinated development of all regions is of
strategic importance to China's modernization drive," Wen said. "We
need to steadfastly push forward with the development of the
western region, revitalize northeast China and other old industrial
bases, promote the development of the central region and encourage
faster development in the eastern region so that the eastern,
central and western regions can better interact, complement and
support each other, and develop together."
China will continue to implement the strategy of developing the
western region; implement the strategy for revitalizing northeast
China and other old industrial bases, working to get off to a good
start this year; accelerate the development of the central region,
according to the premier.
He said that accelerating development of the eastern region will
strengthen the country financially, materially, scientifically and
technologically, thereby providing more support for the development
of the central and western regions.
(Xinhua News Agency March 5, 2004)
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