China Western Development
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China Western Development (西部大开发)[lower-alpha 1] is an economic policy applied in Western China as part of the effort to reduce imbalances in development between China's coastal regions and its interior.
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The East Coast (w/ existing development programmes) | ||
"Rise of Central China" | ||
"Revitalize Northeast China" | ||
"China Western Development" |
The policy covers six provinces (Gansu, Guizhou, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan), five autonomous regions (Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet and Xinjiang), and one municipality (Chongqing). Despite making up 71.4% of mainland China, this region holds only 28.8% of its population (as of 2002[update]) and 19.9% of its total economic output (as of 2015[update]).[2]