Now, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has become a new frontier for China's development strategy. A massive support package to help Xinjiang achieve leapfrog-like development was unveiled at a central work conference on the region's development—the first of its kind in 60 years—held in Beijing on May 17-19.
At the conference President Hu Jintao said that Xinjiang's development is a necessity to improve people's living standards and realize a moderately prosperous society in the region. Developing Xinjiang is also a strategic choice to deepen the Western Development Strategy and tap new sources of economic growth