从抗战后期开始,中断许久的三峡开发工作又重新启动。技术力量的薄弱,使国民政府选择了同美国合作开发的方式。资源委员会作为主管中国水利事业的重要机构之一,为三峡的开发做了大量的准备工作,这其中包括与美国方面的协商合作。工程设计是三峡开发工作的重要组成部分,也是中美合作的重点内容,在这方面经验丰富的美国垦务局被资源委员会选定为合作对象。双方的合作取得了一定的成果,但因种种原因最终没有成功。从这一半途而废的合作中,我们可以管窥到中美双方基于各自利益基础上的基本考虑。 Since the late Anti-Japanese War, the development of the Three Gorges, which was suspended for a long time, has been restarted. The weakness of the technical forces made the national government choose the mode of cooperation and development with the United States. As one of the key agencies in charge of water conservancy in China, the Resources Commission has done a great deal of preparatory work for the development of the Three Gorges, including consultation and cooperation with the United States. Engineering design is an important part of the Three Gorges development work and also a key content of Sino-U.S. Cooperation. In this regard, the experienced American Reclamation Bureau has been selected as a cooperation partner by the Resources Committee. The cooperation between the two parties has yielded some results, but ultimately failed for various reasons. From this half-done cooperation, we can have a glimpse of the basic considerations on the basis of their respective interests.