Meaning: to prove decisive; crucial
Original: 他强调,西部地区在全国改革发展稳定大局中举足轻重。
Background: On April 23, 2024, Xi Jinping gave a speech at the Symposium on Promoting the Development of West China in the New Era in Chongqing on the importance of high-quality development for opening up and growth in Western China.
Source: 进一步形成大保护大开放高质量发展新格局 奋力谱写西部大开发新篇章
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