Abstract：

Since the 1980s, the third-line construction of New China has been paid more and more attentions by the academic circles at home and abroad. Foreign scholars have made different interpretations on the issues such as the basic concept of the third-line construction, the relationship between the third-line construction and China's defense and military industry and economic development, which provides reference for us to review the achievements and deficiencies of the current domestic research on the third-line construction with the aid of foreign research results. Chinese scholars should not only actively learn from western scholars' new perspectives in studying the third-line construction, but also recognize the deficiencies and problems in the research of foreign scholars and deeply excavate the spirit, connotation of the third-line construction and its position, value and significance in the history of New China.

Keyword：the third-line construction; new historiography; the academic circles abroad; summary;

Published on Contemporary China History Studies, Issue 1, 2020.