chinese communist party, cultural revolution, deng jiaxian, qian sanqiang, qian xuesen, red guards, yan ning

Uncertainty Enshrouds Yan Ning’s Return to China

During the 1950s, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) embarked on improving China’s aerospace, nuclear physics, and atomic bomb research. To fulfill the CCP’s ambition, they aimed to entice talented individuals to return home to China and share their talents, just as molecular biologist Yan Ning has been enticed to do. Qian Xuesen, Qian Sanqiang, and ...

Max Lu

Red guards and students waving Mao's 'Little Red Book.'