The move was later condemned by Dan Kimball, a former U.S. citizen. Secretary of the Army, who called the boycott “a foolish thing to do by this country.” Qian Zusen, a Chinese citizen, first went to the United States in 1935 to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and then at the California Institute of Technology.
He joined a group of American scientists, nicknamed the ‘Suicide Squad’ because of their negligence, and worked to develop rockets.
The group worked with the U.S. military during World War II, and Mr. Kian was a U.S. soldier. Joined the government’s Science Advisory Board.
However, in 1949, under the leadership of President Mao, the Communists gained control of their native China, creating a new threat of espionage.
Mr. Qian suspected American intelligence that he would attend a meeting of the Communist Party in Pasadena.
He became a member of the party in 1938, according to the latest BBC research.
Mr Qian was confronted by authorities in 1950 and spent five years in captivity until President Eisenhower decided to deport him back to China.
The BBC’s Tianyu Feng says: “He was the most famous scientist in America.
“He contributed a lot and could have contributed more.
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Speaking to the BBC, he said: “This is a strange circle.
“The USA has lost those skills, and it’s back to bite them.”
Mr. Piano, known as the “scientist of the people,” became a national hero in China.
A museum built in his honor in Shanghai has 70,000 different artefacts.
China is currently locked in a new space race with the United States, with both countries planning to bring humans back to the moon.
Using its Artemis program, NASA hopes to have American astronauts on the moon again in 2024, including the first woman.
In May, China successfully launched its Long March 5B rocket, which could eventually be used to take astronauts on lunar missions.
The first Beijing plans to build a new Chinese space station by 2022.
In 2019, China became the first country to reach the far side of the moon using a rover.
Chinese authorities want to put humans on the moon in almost a decade, after which they plan to build a lunar base.
