The United Nations will enhance its support for the development
of China's west, an important part of the UN's cooperation with
China.
Resident Representative of UN Development Program Khalid Malik
said this at the 2004 China Western Forum in Nanning, the capital
of the Guangxi
Zhuang Autonomous Region.
He proposes that China invests more in education, medical
treatment and sanitation in its western region.
UN organizations in China are now cooperating with local
governments on three items to support the development of China's
west: They are related to anti-poverty projects in rural areas,
training of local officials and theoretical research on western
development.
(CRI November 19, 2004)