1950 On August 29th, Qian Xuesen got a plane ticket to return from Los Angeles. But the next day, a shocking news spread all over the world: Qian Xuesen was detained by the United States. He was detained by the FBI, but it was the Los Angeles Customs who came forward to hold a press conference.

Los Angeles Customs claimed that information involving American secret technology was found in Qian Xuesen's checked baggage. There are classified sketches, notes and photos, totaling nearly 800 kilograms.

They explained that the FBI detained Qian Xuesen because he tried to smuggle these secrets back to China, without mentioning that Qian Xuesen had previously submitted all his luggage to the Los Angeles Customs for inspection. In this way, Qian Xuesen was detained by the American authorities for five years.

Until 1955, Chen Shutong, then vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), received a letter of help from the other side of the ocean. This letter was sent by Qian Xuesen and his wife Jiang Ying after careful planning. In order to avoid possible inspection, Qian Xuesen put a letter addressed to Chen Shutong with cigarette paper into a big letter addressed to relatives.

On the day Chen Shutong received the letter, he sent it to Premier Zhou Enlai. At that time, China and the United States were holding ambassadorial talks. Ambassador Wang Bingnan made representations with the US according to the instructions of the Prime Minister.

At first, the United States refused to admit that it had detained any China citizens, but when Ambassador Wang took out Qian Xuesen's letter, the United States was speechless. Finally, the American government had to reluctantly allow Qian Xuesen to return to China. 1955, 17 One day in September, Qian Xuesen's family started a 2 1 day trip back to China.

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The 60th anniversary of Comrade Qian Xuesen's return to China was held in the Great Hall of the People. Participants * * * recalled the glorious course of Qian Xuesen's unremitting struggle, remembered his great achievements, and studied and carried forward Qian Xuesen's scientific spirit and lofty demeanor.

Sixty years ago, from 1955 to 10, Qian Xuesen broke through many obstacles and returned to the motherland under the cordial care of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other party and state leaders. From then on, he began to lead the development of "two bombs and one satellite" and the development of national defense industry and science and technology, and made outstanding contributions to the cause of the party and the country.

At the meeting, the participants watched a feature film commemorating Comrade Qian Xuesen's return to China. Sun Jiadong, senior technical consultant of Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and academician of China Academy of Sciences, Lin Haiqing, director of Beijing Computing Science Research Center of China Academy of Engineering Physics and national expert of "Thousand Talents Program", Qian Yonggang, son of Qian Xuesen and director of Qian Xuesen Library of Shanghai Jiaotong University.

At the same time, he spoke as an expert representative of Qian Xuesen, a representative of returned overseas students in the new era, and a representative of Qian Xuesen's family, and deeply recalled Comrade Qian Xuesen's life of patriotic struggle from different angles. Everyone said that Comrade Qian Xuesen's patriotic feelings, excellent scientific quality and selfless and fearless pursuit of value deserve our eternal memory.

The conference was jointly organized by the Talent Work Bureau of the Central Organization Department, the Propaganda and Education Bureau of the Party History Research Office of the Central Committee, and the China Institute of Aerospace Systems Science and Engineering under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. More than 65,438+040 people attended the meeting.

Public trust. Com- The 60th anniversary of Comrade Qian Xuesen's return to China was held in Beijing.

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