The government is making special efforts to develop these areas in the framework of its “Great Western Development Strategy,” including by building modern infrastructure, promoting high-quality education, supporting science and technology (all key determinants of the location of production), and encouraging investment there. As a result, firms based in the coastal provinces that have to move their production (and see no need to diversify away from China) can choose to relocate to China’s interior, rather than going abroad.
其中的模式是显而易见的：当今的发达国家以前也发生过迁离劳动密集型制造业的情况，总部设在欧洲、日本和美国的公司将生产线迁往发展中国家。在亚洲，香港、韩国、新加坡和台湾便曾是受益者。