Thus , to study the prospect of the relations between ethnic groups and the law of th eir development is of great significance in the process of developing west China .

• 因此,深入开展西部大开发中民族关系发展态势研究,探析民族关系发展规律,对做好新世纪民族工作和实施西部大开发战略具有十分重要的时代意义。