西部大开发已经进入实质性启动阶段 ,它不只是一项解决西部地区贫困问题 ,进而缩短东西部差距的战略安排 ,还是一项事关中国经济长期发展、全面实现经济起飞的重要战略抉择。正是由于战略意义重大 ,对上海来说 ,“积极参与开发”不仅是责任与义务 ,更大程度上也是为了把握机遇 The development of the western region has entered a substantive start-up phase. It is not only a strategic arrangement for resolving the poverty problem in the western region and shortening the gap between the east and the west, but also an important strategic choice concerning the long-term economic development in China and the full realization of economic take-off. It is precisely because of its strategic importance that for Shanghai, “active participation in development” is not only a matter of responsibility and obligation, but also to seize opportunities to a large extent