20世纪 30年代 ,面对日本帝国主义的入侵和西北的边疆危机 ,南京政府曾设想依靠西北为长期抗日的后方根据地 ,并进而带动西北的经济开发。舆论界也掀起了一股研究西北开的热潮。分析了西北开发的历史背景 ,以及西北的自然资源、经济状况、开发的步骤及方式 ,并指出 ,舆论界的许多真知灼见为西北的开发提供了有力的支持 In the 1930s, in the face of the invasion of Japan by imperialism and the crisis of the northwestern frontier, the Nanjing government had envisioned relying on the north-west as a long-term anti-Japanese rear base and further driving economic development in the northwest. The media also set off an upsurge of research in the northwest. It analyzes the historical background of Northwest Development, the natural resources and economic conditions in Northwest China, the steps and methods of development, and points out that many insights from the media provide strong support for the development of Northwest China.