China put forward the West Development strategy in 1999 to help the underdeveloped western region catch up with the more prosperous eastern areas. Since then, China's west has maintained steady and rapid economic development.
Xinhua丨Updated: May 6, 2019
Aerial photo taken on March 25, 2019 shows cargo ships on the Yangtze River in southwest China's Chongqing. [Photo/Xinhua]
