What changes have the western development brought to the western region?

The western development began in this century. First of all, I think this strategy is necessary and effective. The most obvious change is that the infrastructure such as transportation and energy has changed greatly, and the raw material industry has made rapid progress. The state not only increased transfer payments, but also issued 14 trillion long-term national debt. The growth rate of investment has surpassed that of the East. Yesterday, I saw a news from CCTV. In the first half of this year, the investment in fixed assets in the western region was 2.5 trillion yuan, and Qinghai and Guizhou had the highest growth rate, above 34%.

At the start of the western development, we should pay attention to a point in time, that is, when China joined the WTO, a large amount of overseas investment entered the coastal areas to set up foundries, and the demand for energy and raw materials increased. The combination of state investment and resource development in the resource-rich western region not only realized its own development, but also played a supporting role in the development of coastal areas. For example, the transmission of electricity from west to east is an obvious manifestation. As early as before China's entry into WTO, Guangdong, which was developed first, transported coal for a long distance, developed thermal power, and even used a large number of diesel generators to support its rapid development, resulting in serious acid rain in the Pearl River Delta region, which was also improved in the power transmission from west to east.