| Qian became the subject of five years of secret diplomacy and negotiation between the U.S. and China. During this time, he lived under constant surveillance with the permission to teach without any classified research duties. Qian received support from his colleagues at Caltech during his incarceration, including president Lee DuBridge, who flew to Washington to argue Qian's case. Caltech appointed attorney Grant Cooper to defend Qian. | | Qian became the subject of five years of secret diplomacy and negotiation between the U.S. and China. During this time, he lived under constant surveillance with the permission to teach without any classified research duties. Qian received support from his colleagues at Caltech during his incarceration, including president Lee DuBridge, who flew to Washington to argue Qian's case. Caltech appointed attorney Grant Cooper to defend Qian. |
| He was heavily involved in the establishment of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 1958 and served as the Chairman of the Department of Modern Mechanics of the university for a number of years. | | He was heavily involved in the establishment of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 1958 and served as the Chairman of the Department of Modern Mechanics of the university for a number of years. |
| The travel ban on Qian was lifted on {{date|1955-08-04|dmy}},<ref name="MJ550913" /> and he resigned from Caltech shortly thereafter. With President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] personally agreeing, Qian departed from Los Angeles for Hong Kong aboard the ''[[SS President Cleveland (1947)|SS President Cleveland]]'' in September 1955 amidst rumors that his release was a swap for 11 U.S. airmen held captive by China since the end of the Korean War.<ref>Brownell, Richard. Space exploration. Detroit, Lucent Books, 2012. 82 p.</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.astronautix.com/t/tsien.html | title=Tsien}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CooeAAAAIBAJ&pg=3115%2C1559834 |title=Scientist To Be Deported By U.S. |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date={{date|1955-09-13|dmy}} |newspaper=DAytona Beach Morning Journal |agency = AP |access-date = {{date|2015-02-02|dmy}} }}</ref> Qian arrived at Hong Kong on 8 October 1955 and entered China via the [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]] later that day. | | The travel ban on Qian was lifted on {{date|1955-08-04|dmy}},<ref name="MJ550913" /> and he resigned from Caltech shortly thereafter. With President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] personally agreeing, Qian departed from Los Angeles for Hong Kong aboard the ''[[SS President Cleveland (1947)|SS President Cleveland]]'' in September 1955 amidst rumors that his release was a swap for 11 U.S. airmen held captive by China since the end of the Korean War.<ref>Brownell, Richard. Space exploration. Detroit, Lucent Books, 2012. 82 p.</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.astronautix.com/t/tsien.html | title=Tsien}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CooeAAAAIBAJ&pg=3115%2C1559834 |title=Scientist To Be Deported By U.S. |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date={{date|1955-09-13|dmy}} |newspaper=DAytona Beach Morning Journal |agency = AP |access-date = {{date|2015-02-02|dmy}} }}</ref> Qian arrived at Hong Kong on 8 October 1955 and entered China via the [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]] later that day. |
| + | The travel ban on Qian was lifted on 模板:Date,[7] and he resigned from Caltech shortly thereafter. With President Dwight Eisenhower personally agreeing, Qian departed from Los Angeles for Hong Kong aboard the SS President Cleveland in September 1955 amidst rumors that his release was a swap for 11 U.S. airmen held captive by China since the end of the Korean War.[37][38][39] Qian arrived at Hong Kong on 8 October 1955 and entered China via the Kowloon–Canton Railway later that day, |
| Outside of rocketry, Qian had a presence in numerous areas of study. He was among the creators of systematics, and made contributions to science and technology systems, somatic science, engineering science, military science, social science, the natural sciences, geography, philosophy, literature and art, and education. His advancements in the concepts, theories, and methods of the system science field include studying the open complex giant system. Additionally, he helped establish the Chinese school of complexity science. | | Outside of rocketry, Qian had a presence in numerous areas of study. He was among the creators of systematics, and made contributions to science and technology systems, somatic science, engineering science, military science, social science, the natural sciences, geography, philosophy, literature and art, and education. His advancements in the concepts, theories, and methods of the system science field include studying the open complex giant system. Additionally, he helped establish the Chinese school of complexity science. |