The Ports and Hinterland in the Rear:Cross Regional Economic and Trade Interaction in the Western Inland Region and the Reconstruction of the Relationship of Chengdu and Chongqing During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
According to the port-hinterland theory,Chongqing in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in modern times was the hinterland of the port cities in the east and central regions,providing export materials for the development of the eastern ports,and selling and absorbing the goods and technologies introduced by the ports from abroad.During the period of the All-Out War of Resistance Against Japan,due to the fall of ports in the east and central regions,as well as the blockade of the rear area and the lack of external communication,Chongqing,which was originally the hinterland,became the external port of the western inland during the War.Through the economic and trade interaction of the southwest and the northwest regions,it gradually established economic ties with the vast western regions,making it the hinterland of Chongqing.The port-hinterland pattern of the wartime home front,on the one hand,continued to maintain ties with the southwest hinterland through foreign trade of primary products,and on the other hand,gradually built ties with the northwest hinterland through the spread of industrial technology and financial cooperation.The cross regional economic and trade interaction in the rear area had not only reshape the economic relationship between Chongqing and Chengdu in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River,but also improved the theoretical system of the port hinterland.Based on the traditional"from east to west"approach of the port hinterland,a new wartime pattern of economic interaction between the south and north of the rear area was constructed,which further highlighted the inherent potential and enormous explosive power of the Chinese economy.
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