新疆在“丝绸之路经济带”建设中的定位和选择

On the Positioning and Choice of Xinjiang in Developing "Silk Road Economic Belt"

2013年9月,中国国家主席习近平在访问中亚四国时提出了共建"丝绸之路经济带"的战略构想。文章在简述"丝绸之路经济带"缘起的基础上,对"丝绸之路经济带"内涵进行了界定,指出新疆在"丝绸之路经济带"中既具有不可替代的战略地位,同时也面临被"通道化"和"边缘化"的风险。新疆要发挥中国西向开放重要门户和"丝绸之路经济带"关键枢纽作用,就必须创新与中亚国家的经济合作模式,采取贸易投资双轮驱动、建设乌鲁木齐中亚次区域金融中心等方式提升新疆与周边国家的经济融合程度。

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the strategic vision of developing the ＂Silk Road Economic Belt＂ in his visit to the four countries in Central Asia in September 2013. This paper defined the ＂Silk Road Economic Belt＂ on the basis of the origin of the ＂Belt＂ and pointed out the irreplaceable strategic position Xinjiang has and meanwhile the risks of being ＂channelized＂ and ＂marginalized＇. To bring into play the role Xinjiang has in opening up to the West and the ＂Silk economic zone＂ pivot, Xinjiang must innovate the economic cooperation model with Central Asian countries by promoting both trade and investment and by developing Urumqi into a Central Asia sub-regional financial center.