简介:<正>Sinceitsestablishmentin2004,theConsortiumforWesternChinaDevelopmentStudies(CWCDSforshort)hasorganizednineconferencesonvariousissuesconcerningthedevelopmentofwesternChina.TheinitialconferencewasheldinChengduin2004withthethemeof"TowardsaNewParadigmforDevelopingWesternChina:MeetingtheChallengesofSustainableDevelopmentandGlobalization."Theeightfollow-upconferencescontinuedtofocusonthedifferentis-