Why did China pay Qian Xuesen such a high salary?

Because Qian Xuesen is a famous physicist in China and a world-famous rocket expert, he is known as the "father of Chinese missiles". It is precisely because Qian Xuesen returned to China that China's missile and atomic bomb launches were at least 20 years ahead of schedule. Qian Xuesen's contribution to China is too great.

Qian Xuesen was a first-class rocket expert. During World War II, he was one of many scientists involved in the Manhattan Project. 1950, Qian Xuesen began to strive to return to the motherland. At that time, kimble, a senior general of the US Navy, said, "Qian Xuesen is worth five divisions wherever he goes. I would rather kill him in America than let him leave. "

When Qian Xuesen's request to return to China was unreasonably blocked by the United States, China also detained a group of Americans, including American nationals detained by the China administration in violation of China laws and American soldiers detained by the China administration in violation of China's airspace.

After many negotiations, it gradually reached an impasse. At this time, Chen Shutong, then vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), received a letter from the other side of the ocean. He opened it and signed it "Qian Xuesen". This letter was written by Qian Xuesen on a small cigarette paper and sent to his relatives in Belgium at that time, and sent to Vice Chairman Chen Shutong.

Premier Zhou Enlai immediately made careful arrangements, instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to give this letter to Wang Bingnan, who was holding ambassadorial talks between China and the United States, and instructed Wang Bingnan: "This letter is very valuable. This is irrefutable evidence that the American authorities are still preventing China citizens from returning to China. You should use this letter to expose their lies in the negotiations. " Therefore, during the negotiation, Wang Bingnan flashed Qian Xuesen's letter to Chen Shutong, and confidently retorted: "Since the American government issued an announcement as early as April 1955, allowing scholars studying in the United States to travel freely, why did Dr. Qian Xuesen, a scientist from China, write to the China government for help in June? Obviously, China scholars' requests to return to China are still blocked. "

Johnson was speechless before the facts. The American government had to approve Qian Xuesen's request to return to China. 1On August 4, 955, Qian Xuesen received a notice from the US Immigration Bureau allowing him to return to China. On July 3rd1,the government of China decided to release Arnold Wei and others 1 1 American pilots in advance. Leave Beijing on July 3 1 and arrive in Hong Kong on August 4.

1955 September 17, Qian Xuesen's dream finally returned to this hot land where he was born and raised. Thanks to Qian Xuesen's return to China, China's missile and atomic bomb launches have been pushed forward for at least another 20 years.

Cooper, a lawyer entrusted by California Institute of Technology, once defended Qian Xuesen. Later, Cooper said, "This is one of the tragedies of this century. The (American) government approved the gift of this genius-a scientific genius-to the China government so that they can use his wisdom."

From 65438 to 0955, China made it possible for Qian Xuesen to return to China with his wife and two children on the condition of releasing American prisoners of war in the Korean War. On his arrival, he devoted himself to the research of China's missile program. When Qian Xuesen left the United States, he deliberately left his own research materials. From 65438 to 0956, Qian Xuesen led the establishment of the Institute of Mechanics of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He used his knowledge in the United States to train engineers in China, and he also reorganized the infrastructure of this China project.