The continuous rapid economic growth in China.s western regions will generate more investment opportunities for foreign companies in the area. The rapid development over the past 20 years and more has laid down certain material and technological foundation in the western regions. This, coupled with social stability and gradual shaping and improvement of the market economy system, has created a favorable market environment for the sustained and fast economic progress in the western regions. The Chinese government adheres to the guiding principle of development focusing on the expansion of domestic demand and it has integrated the expansion of domestic demand, economic restructuring, advancement of science and technology and promotion of opening up. As the Strategy of Developing the Western Regions is steadily pushed forward, the resource and economic advantages of the west will be brought into full play thus further raising the quality and level of its economic growth.

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