The solving of the various contradictions and difficulties lying in the development of agriculture and rural areas in the future rests on the fostering of scientific development concept and the loyal implementation of the principles for the integrated economic and social development both in urban and rural areas.

The coordinated development of industrialization and urbanization should start with system reform and the adjustment of development strategy.

The paper gives an overall analysis of the regional economic development pattern, the changes of regional disparity, the development trend of regional industrial structure as well as the development trend of regional space structure in 2002.

In light of emphasizing coordinated regional development and implementing the western development strategy, the construction of the four economic zones traversing east and west, which are compose of Pearl River Economic Zone, Yangtze River Economic zone, Longhai – Lanzhou & Xiniang Economic Zone and Beijing & Tianjin – Huhehaote, Baotou & Yinchuan Economic Zone, will be of great significance for shaping a new pattern of regional cooperation in China and realizing the sustained and sound economic and social development.

The venture investment, along with the industrial research institute of Taiwan and Xinzhu scientific zone, forms the triad to advance the development of high tech in Taiwan.

The distribution of benefit among farmers, country cadres and administrations, behavior and mechanism of rustic fundamental services will be adjusted in the course of the reform of the country tax and charge.

The role of planning in the market economy should not be weakened but be strengthened.