%0 Journal Article %A Chen Guojie %T AN ANALYSIS ON THE CAUSE OF DEVELOPMENT GAPS BETWEEN THE EAST, CENTRE AND WEST OF CHINA %D 1997 %R 10.13249/j.cnki.sgs.1997.01.1 %J SCIENTIA GEOGRAPHICA SINICA %P 1-7 %V 17 %N 1 %X The formation and enlarging of economic development gaps between the east, centre and west in China resulted from long time evolution by comprehensive effects consisting of historical, natural and social factors. Contemporary unbalance of regional economic development enlarges the gap of economic grades in the three parts of China. It is a good way for the western China to carry out the strategy of overall opening to outside world, but it should emphasize to connect with the Pacific Area and the eastern and central parts of China. Meantime, it is not negligent for the western part to accelerate the construction of trafic trunk connecting the west with the east. %U http://geoscien.neigae.ac.cn/EN/10.13249/j.cnki.sgs.1997.01.1