Stories about patriotic celebrities (1) Qian Xuesen
When the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949, he was the director of the Hypersonic Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology and the "Guggenhan Jet Propulsion Research Center" The person in charge, Qian Xuesen, is deeply happy for the new life of the motherland. He plans to return to China and use his expertise to serve New China. But it was not easy for Chinese scientists in the United States to return home at that time, and Qian Xuesen's expertise was directly related to national defense. The United States tried every means to keep him here and not allow him to return to the country. He finally returned to the embrace of the motherland after going through many hardships.
Famous stories about patriotism (2) Ji Hongchang
On September 21, 1931, General Ji Hongchang, who was determined to resist Japan, was forced to step down by Chiang Kai-shek and went abroad to "investigate industry." . When the ship arrived in the United States, Ji Hongchang encountered unexpected stimuli one after another. For example, the first-class hotel there did not accept Chinese, but treated the Japanese as gods. One time, when Ji Hongchang was about to mail clothes to China, the post office clerk actually said that China no longer existed in the world. Ji Hongchang was extremely angry and was about to explode. The accompanying counselor of the embassy persuaded him: "Why don't you say you are Japanese?" What? As long as you say you are Japanese, you will be treated politely." Ji Hongchang immediately yelled: "Do you think it is embarrassing to be Chinese, but I think it is glorious to be Chinese!" This is the imperialist's discrimination against the Chinese. , to safeguard national dignity, he found a wooden sign and carefully wrote on it in English: "I am Chinese!"
Famous stories about patriotism (3) Hua Luogeng
After the "July 7" Incident, the great mathematician Hua Luogeng returned to the motherland where the anti-Japanese war was raging everywhere from Britain, where life was well-paid. He actively participated in the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement after returning to China, not for money or a degree. In 1950, he had become an internationally renowned first-class mathematician and was hired as a tenured professor at the University of Illinois in the United States. However, he resolutely led his family back to the newly liberated motherland.