Current Status and Issues of the Regional Development Plan of Inner Mongolia in China

In China, presently accompanying with the economic reform since 1978, some social problems happened such as increasing difference of economic development between inland and coastal cities. These problems should be solved in order not to obstruct today's smooth developments of economy and society in China. This study focused on the economic unbalance and its reasons between Inner Mongolia and coastal area of China. By comparison of the national and Inner Mongolia's Ninth Five-Year Plans, several typical problems in Inner Mongolia are analyzed. Furthermore, several measures to improve the present status in Inner Mongolia are presented.