The world is currently undergoing unprecedented changes and has trends of ac-celerated evolution.Recognizing the situation,China has put forward the new development pat-tern of"dual circulation".In this context,Xinjiang,serving as the central hub of the Belt and Road,is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges in its process of westward opening up.Xinjiang should seize opportunities,address challenges,actively integrate into and serve the new development pattern,and accelerate its development.This paper employs the SWOT analy-sis method to analyze the strengths,weaknesses,opportunities,and threats of Xinjiang's west-ward opening-up.At the same time,we construct a SWOT analysis matrix,which proposes four strategic combinations for the development of Xinjiang's westward opening-up,including strengths-opportunities,weaknesses-opportunities,strengths-threats,and weaknesses-threats strategies.Corresponding countermeasure suggestions are proposed for each strategic combina-tion,aiming for Xinjiang to establish a modern industrial system,achieve high-quality develop-ment,and become a truly core area and hub zone in China's new development pattern,as well as an important bridgehead.
new development patternthe westward opening-upopportunities and challeng-esSWOT analytical methodcountermeasure