At the end of September 1974, China's first 10,000-ton ocean-going freighter "Fengqing" independently designed and manufactured successfully returned after 150 days. The target of this turmoil turned out to be ***, who was seriously ill at the time
1. Background].
China has a vast coastline, but due to historical reasons, China's shipbuilding technology in modern times has not been able to reach the ideal level. From the Opium War to the War of Resistance Against Japan, foreign powers opened the door to our country with strong ships and artillery, and urgently needed our country to have its own ocean-going fleet. **As early as the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was proposed that China should have an ocean-going fleet suitable for the coastline. To this end, in 1964, he proposed the policy of "purchasing foreign ships while producing them independently", which was supported by ***.
However, the global oil crisis triggered by the outbreak of the Fourth Middle East War in 1973 changed the situation. The global transport fleet is facing a major impact, and many ships have come to a standstill, resulting in 10,000-ton freighters in order to enhance China's ocean shipping capacity, and the proposal to take the opportunity to buy foreign giant ships has been approved by the Ministry of Communications, and in this context, China's first 10,000-ton cargo ship "Fengqing" has been successfully manufactured.
Second, the outbreak of turmoil].
However, due to the impact of the global oil crisis, 10,000-ton cargo ships are **substantially**, and in order to quickly return funds, many shipyards ** large cargo ships at low prices. In this case, it is proposed to purchase a foreign giant ship to enhance our ocean-going capabilities. However, in early 1974, during the "Criticizing Lin and Criticizing Kong" campaign, the workers of the Jiangnan Shipyard and some seafarers on the "Fengqing" demanded that the ship go on an ocean-going voyage, which was bewitched by people with ulterior motives, claiming that it was "admiring the foreign and flattering the foreign".
Although the Ministry of Communications conducted a rigorous assessment and acceptance of the Fengqing, and found some problems and dealt with them in a timely manner, these reasonable measures were slandered as "making things difficult" under the manipulation of political movements. Faced with the tough demands of workers and seafarers, Jiangnan Shipyard had to agree to the Fengqing sailing to Romania, despite problems with cylinder liners and radar on board.
3. Concerns
**When it was learned that the "Fengqing" was about to sail away, for safety and overall reasons, it was clearly instructed to be thoroughly inspected before the ship departed to prevent accidents. On May 9, 1974, after the instructions of ***, the "Fengqing" set sail from Shanghai and began its voyage to Romania. However, whether the ship will be able to sail smoothly has become a matter of great concern.
Fourth, the twists and turns of the voyage].
Before the "Fengqing" sailed, information about the ship had been distorted by people with ulterior motives. Although the "Fengqing" experienced a series of problems in the early days of the voyage, including the failure of the main engine during the voyage in the Indian Ocean and the discovery by US planes, Li Guotang and Gu Wenguang always adhered to the principle of seeking truth from facts, and in order to ensure the smooth sailing, they repeatedly tried to send telegrams to China to report the situation, but were obstructed by people with ulterior motives.
5. Political turmoil broke out].
After the successful return voyage, Li Guotang and Gu Wenguang wanted to report to their superiors on the situation of the "Fengqing" during the voyage, so as to provide experience for the future ocean-going voyage of a domestically produced 10,000-ton giant ship. However, those with ulterior motives slandered and slandered the two on the grounds of "admiring foreigners and flattering foreigners", and even pointed the finger at the party henchmen led by *** to organize a large number of critical activities, deeply linking the "Fengqing Wheel" incident with political struggle.
6. Conclusion].
The ocean-going voyage of the "Fengqing" freighter was originally a reasonable measure taken to enhance China's ocean-going capabilities. However, under the manipulation of the political trend, this move has been criticized by "admiring foreigners" and "isms". In fact, from the perspective of the development of China's shipbuilding industry, the experience of ocean voyages is not unhelpful to China's shipbuilding industry. However, this incident has been exploited by those with ulterior motives to distort it as part of the political struggle and to attack the leadership of our country.
The ocean-going voyage of the "Fengqing" freighter was far from a simple voyage, with many twists and turns and turbulent political turmoil.
Commentary: Political Turbulence and Historical Reflections on the Fengqing Incident.
In 1974, the ocean-going voyage of the "Fengqing" freighter was not only an important event in the history of China's ocean-going shipping, but also a turbulent journey involving politics, economy and international relations. This voyage not only had a profound impact on our ocean-going capabilities, but also raised serious challenges at the political level, highlighting the distortion and abuse of sound policies by political movements at the time.
First of all, the Fengqing incident is a testament to the wise decisions made by our leadership in difficult times. In the face of the global oil crisis, the policy of buying foreign giant ships proved to be a wise move. The purchase of foreign cargo ships not only provided China with the opportunity to rapidly increase its ocean transport capacity, but also effectively avoided the economic losses caused by the large number of foreign 10,000-ton cargo ships at that time. However, this rational decision was distorted by those with ulterior motives in the "Criticism of Lin and Confucius" movement, and became a tool to attack political opponents.
Second, the Fengqing incident revealed the political movement's distortion of facts and disregard for professional opinions. The Jiangnan Shipyard's professional assessment showed that the Fengqing was more suitable for offshore navigation in terms of performance, but this professional opinion was deliberately stigmatized as "making things difficult" in the "Criticism of Forests and Holes" movement. This neglect and distortion of professional opinions not only had a negative impact on the implementation of policies at the time, but also reflected the misleading and distorted nature of political movements on practical issues.
Moreover, the political struggle had a far-reaching impact on the "Fengqing" incident. In the course of the voyage, the intervention of political movements led to the over-exaggeration of the ship's problems, making the ocean voyage a target of political attacks. This situation not only brings great pressure to the shipboard staff, but also brings a bad political reputation to the shipbuilding industry and ocean shipping industry in our country.
Finally, the Fengqing incident reflects a misreading of historical experience in the political environment of the time. ** et al. regard the success of the "Fengqing" ocean voyage as a critical victory of the "admiring the foreign and flattering the foreign" route, but ignore that China has a similar history of ocean voyage decades ago, and this misreading has had a negative impact on China's international image and historical cognition.
In general, the "Fengqing" incident is a decisive moment in the history of China's ocean-going shipping, and it is also the interference and abuse of reasonable policies by political movements. For us today, we need to learn from this period of history, and be wary of the distortion of sound decision-making and professional opinions by political movements, as well as the misreading of historical experience, so as not to fall into similar waves.
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