Mr. Qian Xuesen, Governor of the Department of General Affairs, has made outstanding contributions to China's space industry by researching and promoting the launch of China's medium- and long-range missiles and artificial satellite rockets.
At the same time, his research on the technology of missile delivery of nuclear warheads has also enabled China to have an important means of delivering nuclear warheads, which has greatly enhanced the deterrent power of nuclear weapons.
Therefore, in the field of rockets, Qian Xuesen can be called the treasure of China's aerospace industry, and the honor of the father of the two bombs and one satellite is well deserved.
In 1991, Qian Xuesen was awarded the honorary title of "National Scientist with Outstanding Contributions" and awarded him the "National First-Class Hero Model" medal, which is the highest honor that Chinese scientists can receive.
Standing on the podium, Qian Xuesen expressed his gratitude to the party and the people and delivered a unique acceptance speech. "I'm very honoured to receive this honor today, but there are three other moments in my life that are even more exciting," he said. ”
His words instantly caused silence in the audience, and the guests attending the conference were also surprised, so what were these three moments that made Qian Xuesen even more excited?
The most exciting moment of Qian Xuesen's life was leaving the United States. In 1935, he went to the United States to study, where he showed a superhuman talent for physics, and his excellent grades earned him respect among Americans.
He was admitted to the California Institute of Technology and became one of the few Chinese PhDs in the university. After graduating with a Ph.D., he chose to stay at the university to teach while dedicating himself to academic research.
His research focused on rocket technology, which had already been developed at the time, especially during the Second World War, when Germany had already used it on the battlefield.
However, Qian Xuesen has bigger dreams in this field. He believes that rockets can be used not only as a pioneer, but also as a pioneer in space exploration.
Although rocket research in the United States was not developed at that time, and the importance of this field was limited, the research team led by Qian Xuesen achieved remarkable results, both in theoretical calculations and experiments, far ahead of the United States.
Nazi Germany's application of rocket technology to the battlefield made the United States begin to pay attention to rocket research, and Qian Xuesen's research group also received a lot of support.
Since then, Qian Xuesen has become a key target of protection for the United States, and his authority is also very high, and he can read documents with a very high level of confidentiality. The United States and the military have high expectations for him, hoping that he will be able to achieve research results as soon as possible.
After the end of World War II, the financial situation of the United States changed. Previously, the United States invested most of its fiscal spending in the military field, but now, spending on scientific research has increased, so Qian Xuesen's research group has received more financial support.
He quickly came to fruition, and a ** on hyperaerodynamics catapulted him to fame as a world leader in aerodynamics. In 1947, at the age of 36, he was appointed professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Qian Xuesen had a prosperous life in the United States, but he made a shocking decision in 1950 – he decided to return to China. The decision stemmed from the fact that his friend Weinbaum was mistaken by the FBI for a Soviet spy, and Qian Xuesen was also suspected because of his close relationship with Weinbaum.
Although Qian Xuesen has repeatedly denied having anything to do with the Chinese Communist Party, the United States still doubts his loyalty, and even lowers his authority and restricts his rocket research.
However, Qian Xuesen's decision has not changed, he still chose to return to his homeland and made outstanding contributions to China's aerospace industry. His decision was not only a love for his homeland, but also a persistent pursuit of science.
Qian Xuesen firmly believes that scientific research is the most important part of his life, so the decision of the United States not only hurts his feelings, but also has a serious impact on future development, which he cannot accept.
Since he could not achieve good development in the United States, it was better to return to his homeland, so he made a request to leave the United States and return to China in an exchange with the FBI.
However, this is only one of the reasons why he wants to return to China, but not the whole reason. At that time, he received a letter from home from China, which mentioned that his father was sick and needed him to return to take care of him.
In addition, with the Korean War going on, Sino-US relations deteriorated rapidly, and Qian Xuesen was worried that if he did not go back, he might not have a chance in the future, so he proposed to return to China on the grounds of losing trust.
However, the United States is even more skeptical of this, believing that Qian Xuesen's proposal to return to China proves that he has a relationship with China. However, Qian Xuesen did not think too much about this, he is actively preparing to return to China, find a moving company to pack all his belongings in the United States, and prepare to return to his homeland by boat.
Qian Xuesen tried to leave the United States, but his actions failed to escape the attention of the FBI**. At customs, they detained him because the documents he was carrying were allegedly confidential.
After an investigation and trial, Qian Xuesen was charged with violating export regulations and suspected of espionage. Despite his university's guarantee and numerous mediations, Qian Xuesen remained in detention for 15 days.
However, he is not completely free of suspicion. The FBI determined that he had joined the Communist Party before coming to the United States and again charged him with espionage and must be immediately deported.
Although this is the result that Qian Xuesen wants, according to the provisions of US immigration law, he cannot leave the United States as a foreigner with a technical background, especially a scientific researcher who has participated in high-level classified research.
As a result, he was placed under house arrest by the FBI, and from 1951 onwards his movements were severely restricted, unable to participate in rocket scientific research, and could only operate in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Under the close surveillance of the F.B.I., Mr. Qian had to devote himself to research projects that were not under the military's secrets. Despite the many difficulties he encountered, he was never able to prove his innocence, so other professors did not dare to contact him too much, and his resources were dwindling, and his research work was bogged down.
This lasted for four years, the most difficult period of Qian Xuesen's life, not only did he suffer setbacks in his research work, but his hopes of returning to China became increasingly slim.
He was deeply disappointed by what the United States had done, and he was even more eager to return to his homeland. At this time, Qian Xuesen felt like Xu Shu who was forced to take refuge in Cao Cao, although he was in Cao Ying, his heart was in Han.
He decided to abandon rocket research, and although it made him regret, he felt that it was better than serving a country like the United States.
At the end of 1954, Qian Xuesen's return to China took a turn for the better. With the end of the Korean War, negotiations between China and the United States resumed. Since many Americans were captured in the war, the United States hopes that China can release these captives and let them return to their hometowns to reunite with their families.
However, the number of American soldiers captured by China is pitifully small compared to the Chinese soldiers captured by the United States, and it is clear that the United States will take advantage of it if it were only through a prisoner of war exchange.
So China used the opportunity to make a demand: the release of Chinese researchers under house arrest, including Qian Xuesen. However, the Americans are very cunning, and they intend to perfunctory things by releasing some ordinary scientific researchers, but China categorically disagrees.
As a result, the United States had to revisit the issue and evaluate the value of Qian Xuesen.
Qian Xuesen's value is highly recognized, and the United States believes that he has great influence on China, so it firmly opposes his return to China. Qian Xuesen was an important figure in the negotiations with China, which led to an impasse in the negotiations.
As time went on, the families of American POWs began to massive**, which made the United States** feel a lot of pressure. In response to this crisis, Eisenhower decided to reconsider the question of Qian Xuesen.
In the end, the United States was forced to decide to let Qian Xuesen leave. Although they did not admit that Qian Xuesen was a bargaining chip in the exchange of prisoners of war at the time, this fact was revealed many years later.
After nearly five years of waiting, Qian Xuesen was finally able to return to his homeland. In an interview after disembarking from the ship in Hong Kong, he said excitedly that he has always been eager to return to China as soon as possible to contribute to the construction of the motherland and let the Chinese compatriots live a happy and contented life.
Qian Xuesen was very excited at the moment he joined the party, and he said with a smile to reporters: "In order to prevent me from returning to China, the United States deliberately made excuses that I was not a member of the Communist Party. But I want to tell you that the Communist Party is for the welfare of the people, and I have always wanted to join, but the opportunity has not yet come. ”
His answer hit the nail on the head and slapped the United States in the face, because if he had been a member of the Communist Party, he would have been allowed to return to China a long time ago. It turned out that he was indeed not a Communist, and the excuses that the Americans had made before were invalid, and they lost face.
After returning to the motherland, Qian Xuesen immediately devoted himself to socialist construction, and his research progressed rapidly, which also gave him hope.
Qian Xuesen has always cherished a wish, that is, to join the Communist Party of China and serve the people wholeheartedly. He knew very well that joining the party was the only way for him to realize this wish.
In order to fulfill this wish, he looked for an introducer. One evening in 1958, he visited Zhang Jinfu, executive vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and expressed to him his determination to contribute to the motherland.
He told Zhang Jinfu that although his main work is scientific research, he has never forgotten that he is a Chinese and that all his efforts are for the motherland. Because he is abroad, it has been inconvenient to join the party, but now that he has finally returned to his motherland, he hopes that Zhang Jinfu can help him apply for party membership.
After listening to Qian Xuesen's story, Zhang Jinfu was deeply moved by his patriotic feelings and scientific research talent. In the United States, Qian Xuesen can enjoy superior treatment and a better research environment, but he resolutely chooses to return to China and contribute his strength to the construction of the motherland.
As an outstanding talent, he is qualified to join the Communist Party of China. So, under the introduction of Zhang Jinfu, Qian Xuesen submitted a report on his thoughts on joining the party in April 1958, expressing his desire to join the party and his determination to build the motherland.
In the report, he also expounded his understanding of communist ideology and put forward valuable scientific research suggestions. After the study of the party branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it was believed that Qian Xuesen was an outstanding talent loyal to the party, and it was decided to approve him to join the Communist Party of China.
In September 1958, Qian Xuesen officially submitted an application to join the party and became a member of the Communist Party of China.
Qian Xuesen's application to join the Communist Party of China was not a whim, nor was it just for personal development, but had deep ideological roots. Before studying in the United States, while studying at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he was worried about China's future and opposed the corrupt rule of the Kuomintang reactionaries.
As a result, he joined progressive student organizations and participated in advocacy activities. Most of his friends were underground party members, and in fact, Qian Xuesen also joined the Communist Party's peripheral organizations, but was not an official member.
In the early thirties of the last century, Qian Xuesen had already foreseen that the Kuomintang would not be able to save China, but he knew that his personal strength was limited, so he decided to go abroad for further study, hoping that he could contribute to China's future after returning from his studies.
Qian Xuesen's patriotic enthusiasm is extremely high, not long after arriving in the United States, the War of Resistance against Japan broke out, he cares about the motherland, and has repeatedly used his personal allowance to support the anti-Japanese resistance, he is a true patriot.
Twenty years later, the face of China has changed dramatically, which makes Qian Xuesen deeply excited. He admitted that before returning to China, his understanding of the Communist Party was still relatively one-sided, and he only believed that the Communist Party was a ruling party under the guidance of Marxism.
However, through his personal observation in China, he confirmed that the Communist Party of China is a political party that truly serves the people, and that they do not blindly copy Marxism, but are guided by the best ideology and are the party that best suits China's actual national conditions.
After gaining an in-depth understanding of the party's program and purpose, Qian Xuesen was full of enthusiasm for becoming a member of the Communist Party. In January 1959, he was officially approved by the organization as a probationary party member, fulfilling his long-standing wish.
From that moment on, he was even more determined to serve the Chinese people. Qian Xuesen's patriotic feelings and fighting spirit have set an example for generations of young people. When reading the biography of Shi Laihe, a national advanced labor model, "The Biography of Shi Laihe", Qian Xuesen was deeply moved by Shi Laihe's deeds.
The publication of this biography made more people aware of Shi Laihe and made his name even louder.
Qian Xuesen was listed among the four outstanding representatives of the Communists, Lei Feng, Jiao Yulu, Wang Jinxi, and Shi Laihe, who enjoyed high prestige and reputation, and reading "The Biography of Shi Laihe" made him excited, and this was the third exciting moment in his life.
This book, which has been distributed nationwide and read to the people of the whole country, is of great educational significance. As an advanced model that has been vigorously publicized for many years and an object of learning from the people of the whole country, Lei Feng, Jiao Yulu, Wang Jinxi and Shi Laihe are all respected and loved by the people.
Although Qian Xuesen thinks that he cannot be compared with them, he is very honored to be recognized by the party and the people, and he is on a par with them.
Qian Xuesen once said: "At this moment, I finally feel that the efforts I have made have been recognized by the party and the people, and I have become a member of the people, and I am the most advanced member, and I will be closely connected with the people." ”
He has never aspired to be the best of kindness, but only hopes to do something practical for the people and be recognized by the motherland and the people. Although he was born in a wealthy family, and his ancestor was the famous King Qian Biao of Wuyue, he did not think that such a background was noble, and he preferred to go to the masses.
If he coveted wealth and power, how could he have returned to China in the first place? Wouldn't it be better to do research in the United States? However, ** saw his selfless spirit and fully assisted, and finally made Qian Xuesen return to China smoothly.
As a young man, Qian Xuesen showed a love for the people and a firm determination to draw a line with corrupt rule, which made the party organization highly evaluate him and regard him as the person in charge of important tasks.
Under the influence of communism, he deeply understood the evil deeds of capitalism and recognized the merits of socialism even more. However, in the late period of reform and opening up, some people, including some leading cadres, were eroded by capitalist ideology, which was an undesirable trend.
Qian Xuesen is worried that the achievements of the Chinese people today are inseparable from the ideology and socialist public ownership, and once they are discarded, China will face a serious crisis. His point of view stems from his deep understanding of the best thought, as a scientist, he is a staunch communist fighter, and always insists on being guided by the best thought.
His remarks were not groundless, but stemmed from his sincere patriotic feelings and deep concern for the people of the motherland. Qian Xuesen is a respectable communist and an active practitioner of the cause, he has made indelible contributions to the motherland, and deserves to be remembered forever by the Chinese people.
As such an outstanding scientist, Qian Xuesen was indifferent to fame and fortune all his life, even if he was entitled to special treatment, but he never accepted it.
He has been back to China for decades, living in an old house, living a simple life, and he is still reluctant to replace his old leather bag after more than 30 years. Although Qian Xuesen had achieved fame in his later years, he politely declined the invitations of many organizations and institutions, saying that his honor came from the people and he would not use these honors for personal gain.
He also donated his savings on many occasions to improve the environment in the western region and carry out public welfare undertakings such as tree planting and afforestation. Despite the enormity of his contributions, he insisted that it was the result of the joint efforts of thousands of people and did not want to make too much of himself.
China's current international status is inseparable from Qian Xuesen's contribution. He was a great patriot, a true national hero, let us always remember him.