1June, 955, Qian Xuesen attached a short message to the letter to Chen Shutong, vice chairman of the National People's Congress. In his letter to Chen Shutong, he asked the Party and the people's government to help him return to China as soon as possible. This letter reached Premier Zhou, who attached great importance to it and immediately handed it over to Wang Bingnan, former China ambassador to Poland, who was negotiating on the return of Chinese and American civilians in the United States.
Wang Bingnan made solemn representations to the representative of the United States, and said that the China administration decided to release 1 1 American pilots, including Nord, in advance, and demanded that the US government cancel the detention of China nationals, including Qian Xuesen, as soon as possible. The United States claims that the detention order has been lifted, and all China technicians who remain in the United States are free to leave the country.
Wang Bingnan immediately refuted with Qian Xuesen's letter. In this case, the U.S. government had to send a resignation notice to Qian Xuesen on August 4, 1955.
1955 September 17, after being imprisoned for five years, Qian Xuesen finally embarked on the journey of returning to China. Before boarding the ship, he said to the reporters who came to interview, "I believe my future lies in China, and I have no resentment towards the American people. People all over the world are seeking peace and happiness. "
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Qian Xuesen, born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 19 1 1 February.
1934 During the summer vacation, I was admitted to Tsinghua University Public School. 1In August, 935, Qian Xuesen took a boat from Shanghai to study in the United States. The waves of Huangpu River are rolling, looking at the declining motherland, he secretly vowed in his heart: "Dear motherland, I will go to the United States to study today, and I will definitely serve your revival when I return home tomorrow."
After Qian Xuesen arrived in the United States, he entered the Aviation Department of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is diligent and clever, and his academic performance is always among the best. 1936 10 In June, Qian Xuesen transferred to California Institute of Technology for further study. At California Institute of Technology, Qian Xuesen decided to follow Professor Von Carmen, a master of mechanics. Later, Qian Xuesen said that studying here made him "suddenly enlightened".
In the second year of California Institute of Technology, in the autumn of 1937, Qian Xuesen and other students formed a technical team to study rockets, and he played the role of a theoretical designer.
At that time, rockets were still imaginary things, and everyone called this group "suicide club" because the research on rockets and rocket fuel was full of danger and uncertainty. However, it was Qian Xuesen who completed the design of the first military long-range rocket in the United States. From 65438 to 0945, Qian Xuesen had become a famous outstanding scientist at that time.
From 1935 to 1955, Qian Xuesen lived in the United States for 20 years. During this period, he made brilliant academic achievements, enjoyed generous treatment in life and had convenient conditions at work. However, he is always attached to the motherland where he was born and raised.
1 949101October1day, the establishment of the new China made Qian Xuesen, who lives in the United States, feel excited. He said to his wife Jiang Ying, "The motherland has been liberated, so we should go back.
People's China will always be my home. Indeed, Qian Xuesen stayed in the United States for so long that he never thought of spending the rest of his life there. Because he didn't even save a dollar, he said, "I'm from China, and I don't plan to live in the United States all my life."
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