近代中国人的西北国防战略观

Modern Chinese People's Natoinal Defense Strategy for the Northwest China

近代中国人的西北国防战略观早期以“塞防”论引人注目,九·一八事变后,又以“长期抵抗的后方根据地”而再掀高潮。“塞防”论中,新疆是防御的重点地区,俄国是防御的主要对象;“长期抵抗的后方根据地”战略中,远距海岸、列强侵略尚未深入的西北内陆被视为国防的生命线,抵抗日本帝国主义的侵略成为这一战略的主要内容。近代中国人对西北战略地位的新认识,取得了重要成果,并在中国经营西北国防史上,提出了划时代的新理念。

Modern Chinese people's issue of the national defense strategy for the Northwest China took the focus of attention with an idea of 'frontier - fortress defense'at its early stage. While after the '9.18 Incident' ,the theory of' long - term resistance rear bases' turned out another climax. According to the former, the focal area of defense was Xinjiang and the major target was Russia;as to the latter, the Northwest interior, far from coasts and big powers'invasions, was regarded as the lifeline of the national defense. Anti - Japanese fights were of the greatest importance in this theory, with such realization of the importance of the Northwest defense, modern Chinese has made significant headway and moreover, brought forth an e-poch - making concept in the history of China management of the Northwest defense.