In order to return to China, what resistance did Qian Xuesen Jin experience from the United States? How did he deal with it?

Qian Xuesen's plan to return to China was seriously blocked. Official American documents informed him that he was not allowed to leave the United States. It turned out that his luggage had been loaded on the barge and was ready to be transported back to the motherland by water. However, the US Customs insisted that the books and notebooks he wanted to bring back to China contained important secrets and slandered Qian Xuesen as a "spy". In fact, some of these books and notebooks are open textbooks, and some are Qian Xuesen's own academic research records.

A wave of unrest, another wave. A few days later, Qian Xuesen was suddenly arrested, detained in an island detention center and tortured. Every night, the guards come into the room and turn on the light every 10 minutes, which makes him unable to sleep at all. Qian Xuesen's experience aroused the sympathy of colleagues and students of California Institute of Technology who insisted on justice. Under the strong protest of them and other upright people, united states secret service was forced to release him. But the persecution of Qian Xuesen did not stop. They restricted his movements, monitored and checked his letters, telephone calls and so on. Despite all kinds of restrictions, Qian Xuesen did not give in. He kept making solemn demands: resolutely leave the United States and go back to China!

During his efforts to return to China, Qian Xuesen paid more attention to the construction of the motherland. He often learned about the situation of new China from newspapers and periodicals such as Overseas Chinese Daily, and discussed issues related to the construction of the motherland with China scientists and overseas students. In order to return to China quickly, he rented a house and signed a short-term contract I have prepared three light boxes at home, ready to fly back to China at any time every day.

Five years have passed. Qian Xuesen's struggle to return to China won the support of people who uphold justice all over the world, and also received great care from the China government. Premier Zhou Enlai personally understood his situation, and instructed the China delegates attending the Sino-US ambassadorial talks to raise the issue of Dr. Qian Xuesen's return to China during the talks.

1In August, 955, the diplomatic struggle finally won, and the US government was forced to allow Qian Xuesen to return to China.