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　 　 　 　 While carrying out manned space flight, korolev began its efforts to fly out of the earth. Of course, the moon closest to the earth is the first landing target for human beings to go into space. In order to land on the moon, at least three people need to take the same spaceship, so the size and weight of the spaceship are much larger than that of the Dongfang, which carried an astronaut before. In addition, the distance to land on the moon is much farther than that of orbiting the earth, so the thrust of the rocket must be much larger than that of the previous R-7. Korolev began to improve the R-7 in 1958. However, due to the political turmoil in the former Soviet Union, he was short of funds, and his work encountered many troubles. In 1959, Luna, the first spacecraft of the former Soviet Union to explore the moon, was supposed to touch the moon, but in the end it was 6,000 kilometers off the scheduled orbit. Fortunately, Lunar Exploration II was a success, becoming the first human aircraft to reach the moon, and korolev won the first place in the world for the former Soviet Union. The third ship went one step further. It sent back photos of the back of the moon.

Sergei korolev, the father of space flight in the former Soviet Union

　　　　　　　　According to korolev’s plan, it is a matter of time before the Soviet Union landed on the moon, and it should be before the Americans. In order to meet the needs of landing on the moon, korolev put forward a new design scheme and long-term planning for a large rocket, which is the famous N1 launch vehicle of the former Soviet Union. N1 also has two little brothers N2 and N3, whose size and thrust are gradually reduced, and the latter is used to carry intercontinental missiles. However, just after the design scheme of N1 was released, before it was implemented, the former Soviet Union was caught in a debate about whether to give priority to the development of intercontinental missiles or manned rockets. In December, 1959, after intense discussions among officials in charge and experts at all levels, the idea of giving priority to missile development prevailed. In this case, there is no need to build a super-large rocket like N1. Although korolev has also obtained some funds to continue to develop rockets for landing on the moon, the former Soviet Union’s moon landing plan has temporarily stalled.

　　　　　　　　At the same time, the White House ushered in a new owner, and the United States also entered their new era. The balance of the space race began to tilt in favor of the United States.

　　　　　　　　On January 20, 1961, snow covered Washington, the capital of the United States. The youngest president in American history, only 43-year-old John F. Kennedy, was sworn in in front of the White House. A few months ago, he defeated Nixon, the then vice president, in the general election, and the two men always could not avoid a controversial topic-how to defeat the Soviet Union in the Cold War. American efforts began with President Eisenhower, and Nixon, then vice president, did a lot of work. However, the youthful Kennedy was much more ambitious than his predecessor. In Kennedy’s famous inaugural speech, he put exploring the mysteries of interstellar space as the first priority in his scientific work, before conquering deserts and treating diseases. And he called on the United States and the Soviet Union to join hands in these fields. Only four months later, Kennedy put forward an ambitious space program-landing on the moon within ten years. This program was named after the sun god, which is the famous Apollo Program.

Von Braun is with President Kennedy.

　　　　　　　　The Apollo program is the largest plan for human beings to explore space and unknown areas, and the whole country in the United States has mobilized. Hundreds of universities, research institutions and companies, more than 20,000 scientists and 400,000 people directly and indirectly participated in this space program. The key to the Apollo program is the development of the rocket to the moon, and the popular candidate is von Braun. Therefore, when the project was about to begin, von Braun and his team transferred from the Army to NASA. Von Braun served as the director of Marshall Space Center, responsible for the development of rockets to the moon, the project code-named Saturn. Von Braun’s new job began in 1961, and he was fighting against his unknown opponent in the Soviet Union.

Von Braun, praised by NASA as the first person in the history of world space.

　　　　　　　　Compared with korolev, von Braun is much luckier. The United States is more secure in financial resources and manpower than the former Soviet Union, so Americans catch up quickly. In 1961, von Braun’s Saturn I rocket was successfully developed, which was the first large thrust rocket made in the United States. The thrust of the first stage rocket reached 6670 kn, exceeding the thrust of all R-7 engines. Generally speaking, Saturn-1 was very successful. It not only successfully put five spacecraft, including command module and service module, into Earth orbit in 1964-1965, but also sent some satellites related to the Apollo program and microwave survey ships between the Earth and the Moon (to prepare for the subsequent communication on the moon) to the scheduled orbit.

The three astronauts of Apollo 11 reunited in front of the lunar module that year.

　　　　　　　　NASA originally planned to use Saturn-1 to carry out four manned space flights in 1965-1966, but later it was found that the thrust of the rocket was slightly insufficient, so von Braun developed a Saturn-B rocket with stronger thrust in 1963. The thrust of its first-stage rocket was about 10% higher than that of Saturn-1, and the thrust of its second-stage rocket was more than doubled (890 kN to 400 kN). So far, the United States In addition to rocket technology, there are many cutting-edge technologies needed for landing on the moon. Let’s take a look at the preparations made by Americans on several key technologies.

　　　　　　　　The first is the technology of landing and leaving the moon.It is not easy for astronauts to land on the moon safely. On the earth, with the help of the atmosphere and the ocean, we can slow down the capsule that is about to land by parachute, and we can also land on the ocean in order to prevent the capsule from colliding with the ground. Unlike the earth, the moon has neither atmosphere nor ocean, so these methods of landing on the earth are not used on the moon. The only way is to slow down the lunar module with a reverse rocket, just like what we saw in the movie Star Wars and various science fiction films. But in reality, it is very difficult to do so, and the rocket jet speed and angle must be controlled very well.

　　　　　　　　Of course, astronauts are neither Chang ‘e nor WU GANG, so they can’t live on the moon for a long time, and they still need to leave the moon and return to Earth. At the beginning of the Apollo program, NASA proposed four return schemes.

　　　　　　　　The first plan is to take a big rocket with the lander, and the United States is the smallest.

　　　　　　　　The fourth scheme is to launch two rockets to the moon, one carrying the lunar module and the other carrying the rocket returning from the moon to the earth, and then assemble it on the moon. The disadvantage of this method is that if the trajectories of the two rockets deviate a little, the landing point of the lunar module and the returning rocket will be 180 kilometers or more, and the astronauts will not come back.

　　　　　　　　Most experts prefer the first scheme because it is simple. At that time, most experts were not sure about air docking. In fact, von Braun also supports this scheme, and has planned to design a Nova rocket (nova) larger than Saturn V to accomplish this mission. However, a scientist named John Houbolt (1919-) insisted that the total weight of lunar landing equipment should be as light as possible, and tried his best to convince most people, so experts including the Marshall Space Center led by von Braun accepted the third scheme. The Apollo program finally adopted this scheme and achieved success. American historians believe that it would not have been possible to land on the moon in the late 1960s if NASA had not finally adopted the opinions of a few people, although Americans were able to land on the moon in the end.

　　　　　　　　Of course, one of the difficulties of this plan is docking. For this reason, Apollo 9 conducted a docking test in orbit around the earth, and the test was successful. Only then did the Americans move on.

　　　　　　　　Secondly, the technology of the moon landing spacecraft..Spacecraft landing on the moon include Command and Service Module (CSM) and Lunar Module (LM). As shown in the figure below:

The three parts of Apollo 11, from left to right, are the service module, the command module and the lunar module.

　　　　　　　　The command module is the shelter for astronauts on their way back and forth. It is not only to send astronauts from the earth to the moon orbit, but also to return them, and it is also the only part that re-enters the atmosphere to send astronauts to the surface, so it has been tested the most in the Apollo program. This module is about three and a half meters in diameter, nearly four meters high and weighs 5.5 tons. The service module (SM) is connected with the command module (CM, sometimes called the space module in the news), and its diameter is similar to that of the command module, but its length is seven meters. It transports all kinds of materials needed for landing on the moon, including liquid fuel and various equipment, weighing 24 tons. The service module is connected to the command module and flies to the moon together, but it will be thrown away when the spacecraft re-enters the earth’s atmosphere. Most of the time, the service module and the command module are tested together. The part of landing on the moon includes the thrust rocket needed for landing on the moon and the rocket leaving the moon, as well as the lunar module. Although the weight of this part has been reduced as much as possible in the design, it still weighs 15 tons.

　　　　　　　　Then there is the control technology.One of the most critical technologies is the Kalman filter in automatic control. This filtering method was invented by Rudolph E. Kalman (1930-), an American Hungarian mathematician. At the beginning of this control theory put forward by Kalman, its practicability was so doubtful that he did not publish this achievement in the journal of electronic engineering and automatic control, but published it in the journal of mathematics. One day in 1960, Kalman visited Stanley Schmidt (1944-), who worked in NASA, and found that his method was very useful for solving the difficult problem of orbit prediction in Apollo program, so he taught it to Schmidt.

　　　　　　　　Finally, there is the problem of communication between the earth and the moon.The moon is 380 thousand kilometers away from our earth, nearly 10 times the circumference of the earth. Such long-distance two-way communication has never been carried out by humans before. Will the attenuation of the signal interrupt communication? In addition, it takes more than two seconds for radio waves to travel back and forth between the earth and the moon once. How to eliminate the influence of this delay on control? There are many problems that need to be tested one by one to determine. To this end, the United States launched some spacecraft to test the communication between the earth and the moon. Finally, Motorola provided intercom equipment between the moon and the earth. Unfortunately, this great company no longer exists independently today.

　　　　　　　　In the race to the moon, the former Soviet Union was far behind the United States in key technologies except rocket technology.

　　　　　　　　Of course, in the end, everything will go back to the rocket, because the total weight of several parts of the whole moon landing spacecraft exceeds 45 tons, which makes the manufacture of large thrust rockets become the bottleneck of the whole plan. Von Braun’s team needs to design a rocket with much larger thrust than Saturn-B. The previous dozens of various launch tests undoubtedly provided rich technical accumulation for their later development of new rockets. In 1967, von Braun’s masterpiece Saturn V was born.

　　　　　　　　But in January 1967, Apollo 1 had an accident before it was launched. In a ground test, the oxygen cabin exploded and the spacecraft caught fire, killing all three astronauts. The accident did not shake the determination of Americans, but helped Americans find many problems and make a lot of improvements, from the design of spacecraft to the spacesuit. Some of these improvements benefited the later Apollo 13 and avoided new tragedies. Although the Apollo program was slightly delayed, in November, Apollo IV (to commemorate the three astronauts who died, Apollo 1, 2 and 3 were vacant) was successfully launched, which was the first test of Saturn V rocket. In the following six months, the United States conducted two more experiments and tested all the links needed for landing on the moon in an unmanned state. After half a year’s preparation, from October 1968, the United States began to use manned spacecraft (Apollo VII) for simulation experiments. In just seven months, the United States conducted as many as four experiments, and 12 astronauts went into space. Among them, Apollo 8 manned the lunar orbit for the first time, and three astronauts circled the moon for 10 times. Apollo 10 tested the landing process of the spacecraft to the moon and landed at a height of only 15,000 meters from the surface of the moon, which is only slightly higher than the cruising altitude of commercial aircraft.

　　　　　　　　The next task is to land on the moon and let the astronauts set foot on the surface of the moon. For the first trip to the moon, NASA made full preparations. In the early stage, I launched many experiments and tried everything I could think of. The rest is to determine the candidate for the first moon landing mission. After many considerations, Neil A. Armstrong (1930-2012), Edwin E. Aldrin (1930-) and Michael Collins (1930-) were finally determined to perform this historic mission. Of course, to be on the safe side, NASA has also prepared a corresponding backup team. Even after selecting a three-person team, who will set foot on the moon first has become the focus of controversy among several astronauts. In training, Aldrin climbed out of the hatch first, and finally changed to Armstrong, because the design of the hatch was more convenient for him rather than Aldrin going out first. For the inside details of Apollo’s landing on the moon, readers can refer to the book Apollo-Lunar Expedition.

　　　　　　　　Soon, a glorious moment in human history came. On July 16, 1969, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Armstrong and others boarded the towering Apollo 11 spacecraft and were about to begin the human journey to the moon. The Apollo landing on the moon was televised by the United States to the whole world, and Nixon, then president, watched the live event on TV from the Oval Office of the White House. I think that if every reader can go back to that day, he will definitely sit in front of the TV and watch it. Fortunately, more than 30 years later, in the command room of Kennedy Space Center, I saw the command of Apollo 11 mission and the video of landing on the moon at the simulation site.

　　　　　　　　Ok, now please follow me to the command center. At 9: 32 am (Eastern Daylight Time), the rocket launch entered the final countdown. Astronauts and rockets are in good condition. Perhaps out of excitement or nervousness, Armstrong’s heart rate reached 110 beats per minute when the rocket was launched, which had never happened before. On the console, the display screens and lights of various instruments kept flashing, and the timer on the wall began to count down-10, 9, 8…3, 2, 1. At this time, the sound of "emission" sounded in the background. On the big screen, Saturn V ignited successfully, and the orange flame pushed the 110-meter-high behemoth to rise slowly and faster until the rocket disappeared on the screen. On the fourth day, July 19, the rocket entered the lunar orbit; On the fifth day, July 20th, Apollo 11 was ready to land on the moon. The camera switches to the image of Apollo 11 landing on the lunar surface, and there is a camera under the lunar module, which sends the blurred image of the lunar surface back to Earth. I saw the lunar module getting closer and closer to the surface of the moon and finally stopped there. This image can be seen on the website of NASA. After the lunar module landed safely on the surface of the moon, commander Armstrong returned the first words that humans said on the moon: "Houston, this is the Jinghai base. The eagle landed successfully. "

　　　　　　　　Next, Armstrong and Aldrin should sleep for five hours according to the pre-set itinerary, because they didn’t sleep much during the flight. But both of them were so excited that no one could sleep. After consulting the headquarters, they set foot on the surface of the moon in advance. On the screen of the control room, Armstrong stepped down from the lunar module and set foot on the moon. His movements were very slow. Because of the long distance and the communication technology is far less developed than today, the images and sounds sent back are intermittent, but Armstrong’s famous words can still be distinguished, "This is one small step for man, but one giant step for mankind." The recording of these seconds can be heard on the Internet.

Aldrin is on the surface of the moon.

　　　　　　　　More than 600 million viewers around the world watched the first human step on the moon on TV. Armstrong and Aldrin put some experimental instruments on the surface of the moon and collected more than 20 kilograms of lunar rock samples. The two of them stayed on the moon for about two and a half hours, and then went back to the lunar module to sleep. Although Aldrin accidentally broke the ignition switch of the return rocket, it was near miss. They turned on the switch with a pen, and the rocket sent them to the lunar orbit to rendezvous with the control/service module, and then returned to Earth. On July 24th, the command module carrying three astronauts fell into the Pacific Ocean. The whole process from launch to safe landing on the earth’s surface is about eight days and three hours.

Armstrong and other three astronauts spent more than ten days in the isolation cabin after returning from the moon. At that time, American President Nixon visited them in the isolation cabin at the first time and congratulated them through the glass window.

　　　　　　　　The success of Apollo’s landing on the moon is a victory for all mankind. As many as 400,000 people directly and indirectly participated in the Apollo program (Nixon’s original words). They came from different countries in the world, including many Chinese scientists. How much contribution did von Braun make in the Apollo program? NASA commented on him like this: "There is no doubt that he is the greatest rocket scientist in history. His greatest achievement was that when he was the director of the Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA, he presided over the research and development of Saturn V and successfully achieved the great cause of human landing on the moon for the first time in July 1969. " It can be said that there would be no Saturn V without von Braun. Although humans can finally land on the moon, it will not be within the time limit set by Kennedy-the 1960s.

　　　　　　　　On January 12th, 1966, korolev died of a surgical operation at the age of 59. It’s a pity that he didn’t see the successful docking of his designed spacecraft Soyuz and Salute-he had been buried underground for more than four years.

　　　　　　　　Vasily Mishin (1917-2001), korolev’s successor, did not have the influence and courage of korolev. Although he completed the development of the N1 rocket under very difficult circumstances, the rocket failed in all directions. Coupled with the constant space accidents, especially the death of astronauts, the Soviet Union’s moon landing plan failed as a whole and was finally abandoned.

　　　　　　　　In the end, Americans successfully landed on the moon many times, but the former Soviet Union did not once. The fundamental reason for this is not that korolev’s ability is not good, but that the former Soviet Union lost in its comprehensive national strength.

　　　　　　　　Without his opponent, von Braun continues to devote himself to the space industry. After Apollo 11, the United States successfully landed on the moon five times, completing a feat in human history. In 1972, after achieving the expected goal, the United States terminated the Apollo program and developed a reusable space vehicle, the space shuttle. Five years after the last Apollo spacecraft landed on the moon, von Braun also came to the end of his life. In 1977, he died of cancer. Shortly before his death, he won the National Science Award, the highest award in American science and technology, but he was unable to go to the White House to receive the award.

(This article is taken from the second volume of Light of Civilization, written by Wu Jun, People’s Posts and Telecommunications Publishing House, 2014). )

On November 29th, 2004, Caiqi [2004] No.252.

All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, the financial departments (bureaus), the competent commercial departments, the Finance Bureau and the Commerce Bureau of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, all foreign business institutions, and all centrally managed enterprises:
　　In order to support and encourage enterprises with comparative advantages to "go global" and expand their foreign contracted projects, according to the budget arrangement of the central government’s foreign aid joint venture project fund in 2004, the commercial loans obtained by Chinese enterprises from domestic banks for the implementation of foreign contracted projects will be subsidized. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:
　　I. Conditions for enterprises and projects applying for discount interest.
　　(1) An enterprise applying for discount must meet the following conditions:
　　1 registered in accordance with the law, and has an independent legal personality;
　　2. Qualification for foreign economic cooperation approved by the state;
　　3. There is no malicious default or misappropriation of foreign aid joint venture and cooperation project funds;
　　4. Accept the coordination of financial and commercial departments and our foreign economic and commercial institutions.
　　(two) to apply for discount projects must meet the following conditions:
　　1. Submit the statistical data of the project in accordance with the provisions of the Statistical System of Foreign Economic Cooperation Business;
　　2. The project contract is valid from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004, and the contract amount of a single project is not less than 10 million US dollars (or other equivalent currencies);
　　3. The loan contract of the project is valid from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004, and the single loan amount is not less than 10 million yuan (or equivalent foreign currency);
　　4. The contracted enterprise and the loan enterprise must be the same enterprise;
　　5. In line with China’s foreign trade and economic policies.
　　Second, the application materials and procedures
　　(1) When applying for discount, an enterprise shall provide the following materials:
　　1. Discount application report;
　　2 "Enterprise Declaration Notes" (Annex 1);
　　3. Basic Information of Foreign Contracted Projects and List of Interest Payment of Bank Loans in 2004 (Annex 2);
　　4. Copy of the business license of the enterprise as a legal person;
　　5. A copy of the commercial part of the project contract (Chinese version or Chinese translation);
　　6. Written opinions of overseas economic and commercial institutions on the implementation of the project, including: contract amount, commencement date, image progress, estimated completion date, etc.;
　　7. A copy of the bank loan contract;
　　8. A copy of the settlement voucher for bank loans, interest payment and loan repayment.
　　(2) application procedures:
　　1. Local enterprises will submit the above materials to the local provincial finance and commerce authorities before February 28, 2005, and the provincial finance and commerce authorities will conduct a preliminary examination of the projects applying for interest discount according to the provisions of this notice, fill in the Summary of Preliminary Examination of Loan Interest Discount for Foreign Contracted Projects (Annex 4), and jointly report to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce before March 31, 2005;
　　2. Enterprises managed by the central government will submit the Summary of Preliminary Examination of Loan Discount for Foreign Contracted Projects (Annex 4) together with relevant application materials to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce respectively before March 31, 2005;
　　3. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce entrust intermediaries to jointly issue discount funds after reviewing the declared projects;
　　4. Within 15 days after the two ministries issued the notice of financial discount funds for foreign contracted project loans of relevant enterprises this year, the Ministry of Commerce will directly allocate the discount funds to the enterprises.
　　Third, the discount standard
　　(a) the annual discount rate is not higher than 2 percentage points;
　　(2) The discount period is calculated according to the calendar month of the actual loan period;
　　(3) The project enjoys discount interest for a maximum of 3 years;
　　(four) interest rate hikes, penalty interest, etc. other than normal loans are not subsidized;
　　(five) each foreign contracted project can only enjoy a loan discount;
　　(6) The discount amount shall be calculated in RMB.
　　Four, foreign business institutions shall issue written opinions for enterprises in accordance with the requirements of item 6 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of this notice (Annex 3).
　　Five, in order to do a good job in financial discount in 2004, improve efficiency, please enterprises in accordance with the provisions of this notice, carefully prepare the discount application materials and bind them in order, according to the project directory.
　　Six, after receiving the discount interest funds, the enterprise will make a reduction of the financial expenses of the current year. No unit may cheat or intercept discount interest funds in any form or for any reason. In violation of the provisions, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce will fully recover the discount funds and cancel their discount eligibility. At the same time, investigate the responsibility of the relevant personnel.
　　Seven, the financial and commercial departments will supervise and inspect the implementation of discount interest funds, to ensure that discount interest funds in place in time, earmarking.
　　Attachment: 1. Description of enterprise declaration
　　　　　2. Basic information of foreign contracted projects and interest payment list of bank loans in 2004.
　　　　　3 in _ _ _ _ _ Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office (room) opinion
　　　　　4. Summary table of preliminary examination of loan discount for foreign contracted projects

　　People’s Daily Online, Beijing, January 30 (Reporter Lu Jing) On January 30, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a press conference. Han Jinghua, Deputy Director of the Transport Services Department of the Ministry of Transport, attended the conference and answered questions from reporters.

　　This year, the passenger flow in Spring Festival travel rush has increased substantially. How can the Ministry of Transport do a good job in epidemic prevention and control and service? Han Jinghua introduced that there are four specific measures as follows:

　　The first is to formulate and implement epidemic prevention guidelines and refine the prevention and control measures of epidemic situation. According to the requirements of "Class B Management" and the characteristics of passenger flow in Spring Festival travel rush, the epidemic prevention and control guidelines for comprehensive transportation in Spring Festival travel rush and Covid-19 were formulated, and 14 epidemic prevention measures were defined in four aspects: disinfection and ventilation of stations and means of transport, protection of employees, publicity and guidance, and emergency response. Strengthen dispatch and supervision, guide all localities to strictly implement the requirements of the guidelines, disinfect and ventilate the passenger contact areas, facilities, equipment and means of transportation in the station, strengthen the health monitoring and protection of employees, and stop operations as soon as symptoms appear to ensure the safety of transportation and epidemic prevention.

　　The second is to optimize transportation service measures to minimize the risk of infection. Actively provide non-contact services such as online ticket purchase, e-ticket and self-service ticket inspection to reduce unnecessary personnel contact. Strengthen the passenger flow organization of passenger stations, guide the public to queue up in an orderly manner, disperse and wait for passengers, and reduce the concentration of people. Increase the input of transportation capacity during peak hours, operate "point-to-point" chartered cars and increase night buses according to the needs of the masses, strengthen the connection between different modes of transportation, improve the transportation service capacity, and reduce the gathering of people and long waiting. At the same time, some key passenger stations have also prepared necessary epidemic prevention materials such as antipyretics and thermometers to deal with emergencies.

　　The third is to organize supervision and inspection and implement the main responsibility of epidemic prevention and control. In order to implement the epidemic prevention measures of transportation, transportation departments at all levels have carried out various forms of comprehensive and special inspections. Before the Spring Festival, the Ministry of Transport, together with relevant departments, went to 13 provinces to carry out supervision and inspection, and urged transport operators to strictly implement epidemic prevention and control measures such as disinfection and ventilation of passenger stations and vehicles, transportation organization and personnel protection, and resolutely guard against the spread of the epidemic through transportation.

　　The fourth is to strengthen epidemic prevention propaganda and guide the masses to travel rationally at the wrong peak. Make full use of service guarantee windows such as "cars, boats, airplanes, roads, ports and stations" and media channels such as television, radio and internet, strengthen epidemic prevention propaganda, release travel information in time, guide the public to travel rationally and avoid peaks, remind passengers to avoid taking public transport when they are sick, wear masks regularly throughout the trip, actively reduce gathering, and be the first person responsible for their own health.

　　In addition, Han Jinghua stressed that at present, it is at the peak of returning after the holiday, reminding the majority of passengers that in order to be safe and healthy, they should wear masks all the way in the process of entering and leaving the passenger station and taking public transportation, and work together to prevent and control the traffic epidemic.

　　Authors: Li Yongsheng, a special researcher at Socialism with Chinese characteristics Research Center for Theoretical System in Shaanxi Province and a professor at Marxism College of Xi ‘an Jiaotong University.

　　How can science and technology develop when the world is facing unprecedented changes and new challenges in economic globalization? On November 10th, the Supreme Leader of president sent a congratulatory letter to the opening of the first session of the Boao Forum for Asia International Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation, pointing out that in today’s world, a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation is in the ascendant, which has brought profound changes to human development and provided a new path for solving and coping with global development problems and challenges. Science and technology should benefit all mankind. This profoundly clarifies the essence, purpose and value of science and technology, and points out the direction and provides follow-up for promoting scientific and technological progress and development.

　　The initial intention of science and technology is to benefit mankind.The development of science and technology has profoundly changed the fate of mankind and reconstructed social life. In today’s era of rapid development of science and technology, the importance of science and technology is more prominent. Tracing back to the history of scientific and technological development, it is not difficult to find that the initial intention of scientific and technological research is to explore the unknown, pursue the truth and benefit mankind. Newton said: "The sea of truth, let all the undiscovered things lie before my eyes and let me explore." Einstein said: "All I have to do is to serve truth and justice with my meager strength, even if I don’t like it." Bacon said: "The real and legitimate goal of science is nothing more than this: to give new discoveries and new strength to human life." Edison said: "My philosophy of life is work. I want to reveal the mystery of nature and benefit mankind." The wise words of these scientists and technical invention experts brilliantly tell the essence, purpose and value of scientific and technological research from different aspects, that is, to benefit mankind, which runs through the development of science and technology, becomes a strong background for the development of science and technology, and supports and promotes the progress and development of science and technology.

　　Only by benefiting mankind can science and technology keep its vitality forever.Science and technology is a social activity loaded with value, and it is not and cannot remain value neutral. Science and technology not only have the function of seeking truth, but also have the function of seeking goodness and beauty. People study science and develop technology for the purpose of improving life, creating a better world, enhancing human well-being and promoting social development. Reflecting on the course of the development of science and technology, those technologies that safeguard human survival, promote human well-being and create a better life often have strong vitality and development vitality, such as information technology, big data, artificial intelligence, life science, new materials, new energy technology, space technology, marine technology, etc., as well as the hybrid rice technology engaged by Chinese scientist Yuan Longping and the science and technology of treating malaria with traditional Chinese medicine engaged by Tu Youyou, which have brought many conveniences and benefits to human life, so they have strong vitality and vitality. On the contrary, those science and technology that are harmful to human dignity, rights and morality and endanger human life, health and survival and development are often despised by human beings and have no future. For example, the technology of human cloning, the technology of making nuclear weapons, and the artificial intelligence technology of making killing machines. Because these science and technology violate human morality, laws and ethics and challenge human rights, dignity and value, they have no market, no development soil and growth conditions, and it is difficult to sustain and achieve sustainable development. Human needs are the fundamental driving force for the development of science and technology, as Engels said: "Once there is a technological need in society, this need will push science forward more than ten universities."Among all kinds of human needs, the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty is the deepest, most lasting, noblest and most meaningful need. Science and technology that tends to truth, goodness and beauty and benefits mankind will inevitably last forever, keep its vitality forever, and play its own value to the greatest extent.

　　Science and technology benefit mankind and need value navigation and social care.The essence and initial intention of science and technology is to benefit mankind and promote social development. The purpose of scientific and technological development is to care for, care for and promote human beings and promote their free and all-round development. However, in modern times, driven by the interests of capital chasing profits, science and technology have made great strides, resulting in environmental pollution, ecological destruction, accelerated species extinction, and various new types of germs constantly appearing, creating chaos such as nuclear weapons, nuclear leakage and pollution, and global warming, which directly threatened human survival and development. On the one hand, it shows that the development of science and technology is increasingly deviating from its essence and initial intention, which urgently needs human vigilance. On the other hand, it shows that science and technology will not automatically improve and benefit mankind. The healthy and sustainable development of science and technology needs value navigation and social care.

　　Science and technology have instrumental rationality and value rationality, which are dialectical unity. Instrumental rationality solves the problem of means and efficiency, that is, metaphysical problems; Value rationality solves the problem of purpose and meaning, that is, metaphysical problems. Among them, value rationality is more important, it is an organic part of scientific and technological rationality, it is related to the future and destiny of scientific and technological development, and it is the soul and commander of scientific and technological development. If we don’t solve the value rationality of science and technology, that is, the direction of scientific and technological innovation, the development of science and technology will lose its direction, lose itself and go astray, which will eventually affect its development. It can be seen that the development of science and technology is inseparable from the rational navigation of value. The "four orientations" put forward by the Chairman of the Supreme Leader, that is, persisting in facing the world’s scientific and technological frontier, facing the main battlefield of the economy, facing the country’s major needs, and facing people’s lives and health, are the value rationality that guides the development of science and technology, that is, the value navigation that promotes science and technology to benefit mankind, and lights up the way forward for the development of science and technology.

　　The cause of science and technology is not an isolated system, but a subsystem of the social system, which is restricted and influenced by many factors such as politics, economy, morality, law and culture. Therefore, in the complex environment of social differentiation, cultural diversity, different interests and diverse values, we must start from four aspects: system, policy, ethics and cultural environment to protect the initial intention of science and technology, care for the cause of science and technology and guide the development of science and technology from goodness to beauty. From the institutional level, we should integrate the scientific spirit of seeking truth, being pragmatic, rigorous and rational, and the scientific and technological values of caring for human destiny and benefiting mankind into the design of the scientific and technological system, constantly optimize the scientific and technological system, form a compulsory scientific and technological management system and social laws and regulations, restrain, guide and integrate scientific and technological behavior with institutional norms, guide scientific and technological workers to consciously practice their initial intentions in scientific and technological work, and guide scientific and technological behavior into the correct development track. From the policy level, it is necessary to establish a complete set of scientific and technological policy system that embodies the spirit and belief of science and technology, and form an effective operating mechanism to encourage scientific and technological workers to adhere to the belief of exploring truth and being brave in innovation, and to uphold the initial intention and perseverance of benefiting mankind through science and technology. Punish violations of scientific and technological norms, increase the social cost of violators, form a clear policy orientation of punishing evil and promoting good, make scientific and technological innovation follow strict norms, effectively correct scientific and technological misconduct, and ensure its orderly development and full of vitality.

　　Protecting the cause of science and technology depends on both heteronomy and self-discipline. Einstein said that science without conscience is the destruction of the soul, and scientists without social responsibility are moral decay and human sorrow. To this end, it is necessary to strengthen the construction of scientific and technological ethics. Establish and improve the governance system of scientific and technological ethics, improve the academic research mechanism of scientific and technological ethics governance, improve the supervision system of scientific and technological ethics, establish the self-discipline mechanism of scientific and technological personnel, form a scientific, standardized, effective and scientific and technological ethics system, strengthen the moral obligation and social responsibility of scientific and technological workers, and urge them to stress morality, style, ethics and self-cultivation, build a strong spiritual defense line of scientific and technological moral conscience, enhance self-discipline awareness and stick to the moral bottom line.

　　Protecting the development of science and technology cannot be separated from the nourishment of profound culture. Scientific culture is a deep soil that nourishes and irrigates the desire for exploration, curiosity, creativity, imagination and sense of responsibility. Vigorously develop science and culture, use science and culture to cultivate the initial heart and sharpen the mission, so that it is engraved in the souls of scientific and technological workers, melted into the blood, internalized in the heart and externalized in the line, so that science and technology can return to the duty of seeking truth and being pragmatic, pursuing goodness and beauty, creating a clean and upright scientific and technological environment, dispelling spiritual smog, resisting all kinds of temptations, stabilizing the rudder of scientific and technological behavior, and bringing more gospel to people.

　　The road to simplicity, people-oriented science and technology, guarding the initial intention of scientific and technological work, caring for the development of scientific and technological undertakings, carrying out international scientific research and cooperation, and making scientific and technological innovation better benefit mankind are the right path for the development of scientific and technological undertakings.

　 　 　 　 Instead of passing the exam, 17 2013 graduate students entered Hunan University, one of the best universities in Hunan, from six universities.

　　　　　　　　According to the latest ranking of "China Alumni Association Network", Hunan University ranks 34th, and all the six universities rank outside the top 100. The last of the six universities is Jishou University, which ranks 309th, but this university also has the largest number of 2013 graduate students transferred to Hunan University, with 5 students.

　　　　　　　　She Zuochen, director of the Graduate Department of Jishou University, said that the state stipulates that if there are special difficulties, you can transfer to another school, and the special situation of five students must be considered, "people-oriented".

　　　　　　　　The school of Hunan University also explained that the transfer procedures of 17 graduate students were compliant and there were no problems.

　　　　　　　　However, the transfer from ordinary universities to local famous schools and 17 graduate students at once, and the details of the transfer were not announced, which still caused controversy.

　　　　　　　　According to the data provided by the Hunan Provincial Department of Education, there are only 122 graduate students transferred from all universities in Hunan Province in the past decade.

　　　　　　　　Hunan University also realized that it was inappropriate, and made a new regulation after accepting 17 graduate students to transfer to another school, and will no longer accept the transfer applications of non-"985" university graduate students in the future.

Enter a prestigious school through transfer.

　　　　　　　　A netizen broke the news on the Internet that in 2014, Hunan University accepted 17 2013 graduate students from Jishou University, Hunan Agricultural University and other schools for transfer.

　　　　　　　　He said that these students did not go to the retest line of Hunan University in 2013, first entered non-key universities with low scores, then entered Hunan University in the name of further study, and then transferred their student status to Hunan University six months later to complete the whole process of phoenix nirvana.

　　　　　　　　The above-mentioned netizens questioned whether this situation is in line with state regulations and whether it is fair, and called on the Commission for Discipline Inspection to intervene.

　　　　　　　　The survey in The Paper confirmed that 17 graduate students did transfer from six universities in Hunan to Hunan University in early 2014. Among the 17 people, at least half of the students paid tuition fees to "study" at Hunan University before transferring to another school, and obtained credits. Its path is quite close to the description of netizens.

　　　　　　　　The Paper also found that among the 17 graduate students, some were admitted to the original university, but they did not study there.

　　　　　　　　For example, Yang, a graduate student in 2013, transferred from the business administration major of Central South University of Forestry and Technology to the business administration major of Hunan University. However, a 2013 graduate student majoring in business administration at Central South University of Forestry and Technology said that Yang’s name was on the roster at the time of reporting, but he had never seen Yang in his class.

　　　　　　　　The Paper contacted some graduate students who transferred to Hunan University, but they all refused the interview on the grounds of personal information and privacy.

　　　　　　　　The school of Hunan University responded that the transfer of 17 graduate students was carried out in accordance with national regulations and school procedures, and there was no problem.

　　　　　　　　As for the problem that some graduate students "pursue advanced studies" in Hunan University before transferring to another school, the school of Hunan University said that this is a case of mutual recognition of credits, that is, in order to share high-quality educational resources, each school allows students to take courses in the other school, and the school agrees with these credits.

　　　　　　　　Regardless of whether the procedures are in compliance, these 17 students did achieve a big leap in the school level through transfer.

　　　　　　　　According to the ranking of Chinese universities in 2015 selected by "China Alumni Association Network", the six universities where 17 graduate students were originally located were ranked outside the top 100, and Jishou University ranked 309th, far worse than Hunan University ranked 34th.

　　　　　　　　As far as the scores of postgraduate entrance examination are concerned, in 2013, the scores of literature postgraduates independently designated by Hunan University were 370, while the scores of literature postgraduates in six universities were unified "national line", with 350 for A-type candidates and 340 for B-type candidates (A and B are divided according to regions). The scores of literature postgraduate entrance examination in these six schools are 30-40 points different from those in Hunan University.

　　　　　　　　A graduate student in a famous university told The Paper that there are two specialized courses in the postgraduate examination independently proposed by universities, and the specialized courses in Hunan University are definitely much more difficult than those in six universities, so the actual gap is even greater than the difference in scores.

　　　　　　　　In addition, some graduate students were able to return to Changsha, the provincial capital, from Xiangtan and Jishou through transfer.　　

A winding path outside the exam

　　　　　　　　Every year, millions of students sprint for the postgraduate entrance examination, and eventually more than half a million students will be admitted to the corresponding schools according to their respective achievements.

　　　　　　　　However, after the unified postgraduate examination and admission are settled, there is still a winding path for the admitted graduate students to choose another school-transfer.

　　　　　　　　The winding path outside this exam is a "hole" left by the "Regulations on the Management of Students in Ordinary Colleges and Universities" issued by Order No.21 of the Ministry of Education.

　　　　　　　　In 2005, the Ministry of Education promulgated and implemented the "Regulations on the Management of Students in Colleges and Universities", which clearly stated that students should generally complete their studies in the admitted schools. If you are sick or have special difficulties and can’t continue studying in our school, you can apply for transfer.

　　　　　　　　However, there are four situations that clearly prohibit transfer: those who have been enrolled for less than one semester; When enrolling students, it is determined to be oriented and entrusted training; Should drop out of school; Other without justifiable reasons.

　　　　　　　　The "Regulations on the Management of Students in Ordinary Colleges and Universities" also clarifies the procedures for students to transfer to other schools: with the consent of the two schools, the transfer school can report to the local provincial education administrative department to confirm that the transfer reason is justified and can go through the transfer procedures; Inter-provincial transfer scholars shall be transferred from the provincial education administrative department of the transfer place to the provincial education administrative department of the transfer place, and go through the transfer procedures after confirming the transfer conditions.

　　　　　　　　In 2006, the Hunan Provincial Department of Education issued the Notice on Issues Related to Postgraduates’ Transfer, which added two more cases besides the cases in which the Regulations on the Management of Students in Ordinary Colleges and Universities clearly stated that transfer was not allowed: the graduate students were directly transferred to doctoral students; Does not meet the relevant provisions on graduate transfer from school to school.

　　　　　　　　Colleges and universities have also formulated their own "Measures for the Management of Postgraduate Student Status", which has made corresponding provisions on transfer.

　　　　　　　　For example, the Measures for the Management of Postgraduates’ Student Status in Hunan University basically follows the regulations of the Ministry of Education on transfer, but adds a new rule that no transfer is allowed "those who have been enrolled for more than one year".

　　　　　　　　The Measures for the Administration of Postgraduates’ Student Status in Hunan University also refines the examination and approval procedures for transfer. For example, it is stipulated that graduate students should submit a written application, and only after the tutor agrees to receive and transfer to the college (department) and the examination agrees, can they go through the registration formalities after being examined by the graduate school and approved by the principal in charge, and reported to the provincial education administrative department for approval.

　　　　　　　　Tang Zhenming, director of the Propaganda Department of Hunan University Party Committee and spokesperson, explained that after receiving the application, the graduate school will conduct the preliminary examination first, first of all, it must rule out several situations that the Ministry of Education stipulates that it is not allowed to transfer, and then "attend the meeting" after the preliminary examination.

　　　　　　　　"Attending the meeting" refers to taking the transfer application to the meeting of Hunan University Admissions Leading Group for discussion and voting. The enrollment leading groups are all school leaders, including the president, the vice president in charge of graduate students, the secretary of the school discipline inspection commission and the head of the graduate school.

　　　　　　　　Regarding the "cut" left by the Ministry of Education, a number of university graduate students told The Paper that some people have special circumstances and must be considered.

　　　　　　　　Regarding the unfairness caused by the transfer of scholars from ordinary universities to key schools, Vice President Liu of the Graduate School of Central South University of Forestry and Technology said that the transfer needs strict examination, so it will not cause large-scale unfairness.

　　　　　　　　Many university officials also emphasized to The Paper that the transfer of graduate students is only a small probability event, and very few graduate students transfer every year.

　　　　　　　　Even Hunan University, a "big family" of graduate students in Hunan Province, usually transfers in single digits every year, only in 2014, it soared to 17.

Special difficulties or discretionary factors?

　　　　　　　　The Ministry of Education’s Regulations on the Management of Students in Colleges and Universities clearly stipulates that students with "special difficulties" can apply for transfer, but it does not specify what "special difficulties" there are.

　　　　　　　　Colleges and universities also follow the concept of "special difficulties" of the Ministry of Education when formulating the regulations on student status management, and have not refined it.

　　　　　　　　Therefore, in practice, the "special difficulties" put forward by graduate students applying for transfer can be described in various ways.

　　　　　　　　She Zuochen, director of the Graduate Department of Jishou University, did not agree with The Paper to consult the application form of graduate students transferred from this school, saying that the materials had been filed and the administrator had taken a holiday.

　　　　　　　　He orally introduced the reasons why Liu and Luo, 2013 graduate students who transferred from this school to Hunan University, transferred to other schools.

　　　　　　　　Before Liu was admitted to Jishou University as a graduate student, she had studied in Hunan University for two years with master’s degree equivalent, so the school agreed to transfer her. "We consider for the students, after all, Hunan University is higher than our platform"; Luo is because his father who works in Changsha is in poor health and needs to be taken care of.

　　　　　　　　She Zuochen said that many transfer graduate students are the only children of single-parent families, and single parents are still sick. "Don’t think about it."

　　　　　　　　Yang and Xu, graduate students in 2013, transferred from Hunan University of Science and Technology to Hunan University.

　　　　　　　　Yao Jingcheng, deputy dean of the Graduate School of Hunan University of Science and Technology, said that Yang, who was admitted to the fine arts school, was allergic to oil painting, and the school did not have a design major, so she agreed to transfer to the design art school of Hunan University.

　　　　　　　　Since I’m allergic to oil painting, why did I apply for a postgraduate degree in fine arts at Hunan University of Science and Technology? The Paper contacted Yang through Weibo’s private letter, but the other party didn’t reply after asking about transfer and oil painting allergy.

　　　　　　　　The Paper found that Yang majored in online media art design at Hunan University.

　　　　　　　　As for Xu, Yao Jingcheng said that his application for transfer was due to financial difficulties, but did not specify what kind of financial difficulties it was. He only emphasized that Changsha, the provincial capital, had good economic conditions and many opportunities.

　　　　　　　　Three 2013 graduate students from Central South University of Forestry and Technology transferred to Hunan University. The graduate school of this school also rejected The Paper’s request to view the application form for graduate transfer, saying that only specialized departments can view students’ archives.

　　　　　　　　A teacher at the Graduate School of Central South University of Forestry and Technology said that most of the reasons for students’ transfer were because students found that their interests were inconsistent with the training priorities of the school after entering the school. "If you can’t learn, you will either drop out of school or transfer."

　　　　　　　　Tang Zhenming, a spokesman for Hunan University, also pointed out that students have a strong interest in a certain subject of Hunan University, and Hunan University will accept their application for transfer if they find that the other party has potential. He said that graduate students emphasize professional ability more than undergraduates.

　　　　　　　　Another situation is that students are not used to transferring the soil, water, diet and so on from the school.

　　　　　　　　Wang, a 2013 graduate student who transferred from Jishou University to Hunan University, told The Paper that the reason for the transfer was physical reasons, and he didn’t adapt to the mountainous climate in Jishou.

　　　　　　　　The name of Tang Zhen was once transferred from Hunan University to a Hebei graduate student because he couldn’t get used to the spicy Hunan food.

　　　　　　　　In practice, some universities will also consider the children of their own schools for transfer.

　　　　　　　　In short, the "special difficulties" stipulated by the Ministry of Education have evolved into various reasons in practice. Dean Liu of Central South University of Forestry and Technology summarized that any special circumstances can be applied, and then the school will review the reasons for the application.

　　　　　　　　In a sense, the "special difficulties" stipulated by the Ministry of Education have evolved into various discretionary factors in practice.

The opaque transfer process

　　　　　　　　Postgraduates who apply for transfer generally have to go through three levels, transfer out of school, transfer to school and the degree office of the provincial education department. If they transfer from other provinces, they have to go through the examination of the education departments of other provinces.

　　　　　　　　The internal audit process of the school is also very complicated, which generally requires the signature and consent of the tutor, the college, the graduate school and the leader of the competent school. For example, Hunan University also needs an enrollment leading group composed of many famous school leaders to hold a meeting to discuss and vote.

　　　　　　　　After the transfer and transfer to the school are agreed, they will be reported to the Academic Degree Office of the Provincial Department of Education. A staff member of the degree office said that the office is mainly responsible for confirmation and filing. Mainly confirm three contents: whether the universities on both sides agree, whether they are officially admitted students, and whether they are prohibited from transferring to other schools according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education.

　　　　　　　　However, there is no provision for publicity in the complicated and well-designed transfer review procedure.

　　　　　　　　The Paper searched the official website of Hunan University, but found no information related to transfer, and the transfer situation of 17 2013 graduate students was completely unknown.

　　　　　　　　Not only in Hunan University, but also in official website, six universities where 17 graduate students transferred, there is no information about these students’ transfer.

　　　　　　　　The Paper asked many graduate students from Changsha University of Science and Technology, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, and Jishou University, all of whom said that they had never seen the transfer students notified or publicized by the school.

　　　　　　　　Several graduate students from Jishou University told The Paper that either the number of students was reduced during the class reunion, or they didn’t show up for a long time, and then they found out that some students had transferred to another school after asking each other.

　　　　　　　　In fact, it seems to be a common unspoken rule for all localities to keep the transfer information of graduate students in colleges and universities secret. Searching the keyword "graduate+transfer" casually on the Internet can’t find any public information about transfer students.

　　　　　　　　A staff member of the Academic Degree Office of Hunan Provincial Department of Education said that Decree No.21 of the Ministry of Education did not stipulate publicity.

　　　　　　　　A person from a university explained that because schools are not willing to transfer their graduate students, they will not promote it.

　　　　　　　　However, this kind of internal audit, which is not open to the public, is easy to make people guess. When it comes to transfer, the biggest magic weapon that many people think of is relationship.

　　　　　　　　A graduate student of Changsha University of Science and Technology told The Paper that transfer is "all done behind closed doors, not open and fair" and "mainly depends on your relationship".

　　　　　　　　Although Hunan University claimed that the transfer procedures of 17 graduate students were in compliance after self-examination, the number of transfer students in this session almost doubled than before, and it was not publicized, which eventually triggered online questioning.

　　　　　　　　In January 2014, the Admissions Leading Group of Hunan University held a meeting and decided to accept 17 2013 graduate students to transfer to Hunan University. "The meeting was very heated." In the same month, the group made a new regulation that it would no longer accept the transfer application of master students from non-"985" universities.

　　　　　　　　Tang Zhenming, director of the Propaganda Department of Hunan University Party Committee and spokesperson, said that this is because the school leaders want to ensure the quality of graduate students’ "import".

　　　　　　　　However, when accepting 17 graduate students from non-"985" universities, after a heated discussion, I immediately made a decision not to accept graduate students from non-"985" universities in the future, and the behind-the-scenes motivation made people think more.

　　　　　　　　Even the official of Hunan University does not deny that this decision has the consideration of excluding people from greeting and taking relationships. "I am too lazy to pay attention to you, just set a threshold of’ 985′."

　　　　　　　　As a result of the establishment of the threshold, none of the 2014 graduate students entered Hunan University through transfer.