The Chinese government has recently decided to develop central and western
This part of includes nine provinces and autonomous regions and one municipality It covers an area of S 4 million square kilometers with a population of 285 hundred million
The government will pay special attention to its transportation Some highways and railways will be built In order to protect the nature farmers will let farmland revert to forest Also measures should be taken to prevent pollution Western is rich in natural resources which can be exploited and made full use of To meet the need of development all kinds of experts and skilled workers are to be brought in As the result of the great project we believe that central and western regions of will surely achieve better and faster development in the new century
中国政府最近决定开发中国中西部。
这部分地区包括9个省、自治区和一个直辖市。它占地540万平方公里，拥有2．85亿人口。
政府将特别关注交通建设，将修建多条公路和铁路。为保护自然，农民将退耕还林。此外，政府将采取措施防止污染。中国西部自然资源丰富，可以进行开发和充分利用。为了满足发展的需要，政府将邀请各类专家和技术人员来此工作。由于这一伟大工程，我们相信中国中西部地区定会在新世纪取得更好的发展。