China Reiterates Support for Developing Western China

The central government is planning to provide more support for the development of western China, Premier Wen Jiabao said in a recent speech reported by the official Xinhua news agency.
The government is firmly committed to its western development strategy, Wen.
The areas included in the country's western development plan are Shaanxi province, Gansu province, Qinghai province, Ningxia province, Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region, Tibet autonomous region, Sichuan province, Yunnan province, Guizhou province, Chongqing municipality and Guangxi autonomous region.
From wires