Mr. Qian Xuesen, a well-known Chinese scientist and the founder of the field of national defense science and technology, has a son and a daughter. His daughter, Qian Yongzhen, became a unique presence in the family.
Qian Yongzhen's background is closely linked to her father, and her mother, Jiang Ying, is the daughter of General Jiang Baili and Japanese wife Jiang Zuomei. Jiang Zuomei was born in Hokkaido, Japan, and although her family background is disputed, she does not seem to come from a prestigious family. This family background has become a foreshadowing for why Qian Yongzhen settled in the United States.
One of Jiang Ying's sisters emigrated to the United States, and Jiang Ying married the outstanding Professor Qian Xuesen. In their marriage, two children were born, of which the daughter Qian Yongzhen became the only daughter of the family. Members of this family are scattered all over the world, some in the United States, some in Belgium, and some back in China.
Why did you introduce Jiang Ying's background in particular?This was to highlight the possibility that Qian Yongzhen and his brother had relatives in Japan and could change their Japanese nationality, but they did not do so. Although they could apply for Japanese citizenship, the family firmly rejected their association with Japan, and refused to return to Japan after World War II, unwilling to have any involvement with Japan. This means that they have completely severed their ties with Japan.
Qian Yongzhen's married life is confusing, why her father wants her to stay in China, and she has a desire to study Xi in the United States. When she was young, Qian Xuesen was reluctant to let her join the army or go to the countryside, so through her connections, she was admitted to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. However, Qian Yongzhen longed to go to the United States to study Xi and increase his knowledge after the reform and opening up.
In her life, a relative in the United States became a key supporter. Her second aunt was in the United States, which provided her with peace of mind in a foreign country. Although she settled in the United States, her filial piety to her father never waned. Every month, she buys a large number of vitamin pills and sends them to Qian Xuesen to protect his health.
Although in the United States, Qian Yongzhen has kept a low profile. She doesn't appear in front of ** very often, so the outside world knows very little about her real life in the United States. We can only get a glimpse of some of her movements through reports on special occasions, such as her visit to the California Institute of Technology's "Qian Xuesen Academic Model" exhibition in 2015.
Finally, the issue of Qian Yongzhen's return to China has become the focus of people's attention. Although she lives in the United States, it is unknown whether she will eventually decide to return to China and settle down, as her fourth aunt did. This low-key woman, who maintains a veil of mystery, is a story worth exploring in this family.