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Chapter 5
West China
The Most Difficult Area
From Chapter 3, it follows that if China is divided into three parts: the east, center, and west, then
the western China represents the worst area for investment and employment. Although this area
is the worst in terms of the opportunities for investment and employment, the regions in this part
of China can still be ranked from the most optimal to the least optimal based on their respective
characteristics in terms of investment and employment. On the basis of the theoretical foundation,
models, and methods, provided in Chapter 2, this chapter calculates and analyze the statistics
available for the ...