https://www.scmp.com/rss/329416/feed Paul Sives is chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in China’s Southwest China Chapter. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com For many years, China has sought to narrow the development gap between the wealthy east coast and the less-developed western regions. As part of a Go West strategy, the government has invested dizzying sums in hard infrastructure – roads, airports, railways and bridges – to better integrate the western regions into global production chains. Now, these investments are beginning to pay off. In 2017, while coastal regions still led the way in terms of absolute income, two inland cities – Chongqing... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2173519/catch-wealthy-east-coast-chinas-rising-western?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2173519/catch-wealthy-east-coast-chinas-rising-western?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Nov 2018 06:04:24 +0000