The Development Of Western Area And The Construction Of Western Discourse—— The Analysis Of The Government On The Logic Of The Construction Of Western Discourse

The western discourse has a great relationship with the western image and the development of western area. Therefore, in order to explore the development of western area, it is a must to study the western discourse. The western discourse is the description of the west. The western discourse does not come out of nowhere, it comes from the formation and construction. There are many subjects on forming and constructing western discourse such as government, people, scholars and so on. However, the government plays a decisive role in the process of the construction and formation of the western discourse. There are central government and local governments each of which plays a different role for the construction of’western discourse’. The expression of central government on western discourse contains the metaphor of being saved because western area is poor, backward and frequent in disasters and therefore the implementation of measures such as the Great Western Development is needed to help the development of the western region. While the expressions of local government on western discourse are diverse:on one hand, the local government will use such statements as poverty, backwardness and in urgent need of developments and aids for central government’s resources; on the other hand, when the western local government leads investment and attracts manpower and material resources they will use another expression that the economy of western area has being developing rapidly in recent years, and there are good prospects and space for development.The description of the western region by the local government is seemingly in conflict but consistent with each other. The discourse description is based on the struggle for interest. The local government has followed the logic of compliance, showing the sign of weakness, appeal and game so as to struggle for the interests. It has also reflected the western local government’s appeal for interest as well as the game between central government and local government, thus highlighting the role of the government in constructing the discourse. During the course of game and interaction, the western discourse is also constantly evolving and exerting influence on governmental decision. It can affect the social and economic development in western region and even the whole country.