Qian Xuesen’s story of winning glory for the country, 400 words

1949

Qian Xuesen[4] in his middle age

When the news of the birth of the People’s Republic of China reached the United States, Qian Xuesen and His wife Jiang Ying then discussed rushing back to the motherland as soon as possible to serve her country. At this time, the United States, led by McCarthy, launched a comprehensive investigation into the Communists, and set off a wave of enthusiasm across the United States to drive employees to be loyal to the U.S. government. Because Qian Xuesen was suspected of being a communist and refused to expose his friends, the US military department suddenly revoked his certificate to participate in confidential research. Qian Xuesen was very angry and used this as the reason for requesting to return to China. [7]

In 1950, when Qian Xuesen was going to the port to return to China, he was stopped by U.S. officials and imprisoned. At the time, U.S. Navy Undersecretary Dan A. Kimball claimed : No matter where Qian Xuesen goes, he is worth the strength of 5 divisions. [7] Since then, Qian Xuesen has been persecuted by the US government and lost his precious freedom. He lost about 30 pounds in a month. The immigration authorities raided his home and detained him on Termina Island for 14 days. They released him only after receiving a huge bail of $15,000 from the California Institute of Technology. Later, customs confiscated his luggage, including 800 kilograms of books and notebooks. He was proven innocent only after U.S. prosecutors reviewed all his materials again. [8]

Returning to China with Difficulties

Early 1950s

A group photo of Qian Xuesen after returning to China [9]

Qian Xuesen was influenced by the News of the persecution quickly spread to China, and friends in China's scientific and technological circles supported Qian Xuesen through various channels. The Party Central Committee is extremely concerned about Qian Xuesen's situation in the United States. The Chinese government publicly issued a statement condemning the US government for imprisoning Qian Xuesen against his will. [7]

In 1954, by chance, he saw Chen Shutong standing on the Tiananmen Gate in the newspaper. He was the vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. He decided to give this good friend of his father Write a letter asking for help. Just when Premier Zhou Enlai was very anxious about this, Chen Shutong, then vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, received a letter from the other side of the ocean. He opened it and saw that it was signed "Qian Xuesen", which turned out to be a request to the motherland government to help him return to the country. [7]

In April 1954, the United States, Britain, China, the Soviet Union and France held an international conference in Geneva to discuss and resolve the Korean issue and restore peace in Indochina. Zhou Enlai, the head of the Chinese delegation attending the meeting, thought that a group of Chinese students and scientists were detained in the United States, so he instructed that since the Americans asked British diplomats to clear relations with us, we should seize this opportunity and open up new Contact channels. [7]

On June 5, 1954, Wang Bingnan, Secretary-General of the Chinese delegation, began preliminary discussions with the US representative and Deputy Secretary of State Johnson on the issue of expatriates in the two countries. The United States submitted to China a list of American nationals in China and some American military personnel detained by China, and asked China to give them a chance to return home. In order to show China's sincerity, Zhou Enlai instructed Wang Bingnan to make generous concessions at the third Sino-US meeting on June 15, 1954, and also asked the United States to stop detaining Qian Xuesen and other Chinese personnel studying in the United States. [10]

However, China’s legitimate request was unreasonably rejected by the United States. On July 21, 1954, the Geneva Conference concluded. In order not to interrupt the communication channels, Zhou Enlai instructed Wang Bingnan to agree with the United States to hold consular-level talks in Geneva starting from July 22, 1954. In order to further show China's sincerity in the Sino-US talks, China released four detained American pilots. [11]

Qian Xuesen and national leaders together (10 photos)

The concessions made by China are ultimately to win Qian Xuesen and other scientists studying in the United States to return to China as soon as possible - but on this key issue At the meeting, U.S. Representative Johnson still refused to let go of the real reason why Xuesen wanted to return to China because China could not afford the money.

In October 1955, after Premier Zhou Enlai’s continuous efforts in diplomatic negotiations with the United States - even including the release of 11 US military pilots captured in the Korean War in exchange, on August 4, 1955 , Qian Xuesen received a notice from the US Immigration Service allowing him to return to China.

On September 17, 1955, Qian Xuesen's wish to return to China finally came true. On this day, Qian Xuesen, his wife Jiang Ying, and a pair of young children boarded the ship "President Cleveland" and embarked on a journey back to the motherland. In the early morning of October 1, 1955, Qian Xuesen's family finally returned to the motherland they had always dreamed of, their hometown. [12]