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Early in the morning of September 13, the farewell ceremony of Chen Dingchang was held in the farewell hall of Babaoshan Funeral Parlor. Chen Dingchang was an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a loyal communist soldier, an expert in China's weapon system, air defense, anti-missile and guidance radar technology, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, an expert directly reported to the central government, a chief engineer of a major national project, a senior science and technology adviser of CASIC, a former president of the Second Academy of CASIC, and a former director of Science and Technology Committee of Second Academy of CASIC. Thousands of people from all walks of life attended the farewell ceremony.
Comrade Chen Dingchang went off at 14:47 on September 7, 2020 in Beijing at the age of 83 after medical treatment failed.
Early in the morning of September 13, the people came to Babaoshan Funeral Parlor. The autumn wind was soughing. It was as if the grass and trees were grieving. People reluctantly bid farewell to Comrade Chen Dingchang with great grief. The farewell hall of Babaoshan Funeral Parlor was solemn and mournful, with mournful music echoing, and a portrait of Comrade Chen Dingchang placed beneath a black banner, "Mourning for Comrade Chen Dingchang". Draped in the Flag of Chinese Communist Party, Comrade Chen Dingchang lay amidst flowers and cypresses.
Relevant central leaders laid wreaths.
The organizations laid wreaths included Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, Ministry of Science and Technology, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC), State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, China National Space Administration, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Trade Union of National Defense and Post and Telecommunications, Equipment Development Department of People‘s Republic of China Central Military Commission, Science and Technology Committee of People‘s Republic of China Central Military Commission, relevant services, corps and theaters, colleges and universities such as Academy of Military Sciences, National University of Defense Technology, relevant central enterprises, Tsinghua University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Zhejiang University, Southeast University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Wuhan University, as well as Jinling High School, the alma mater of Comrade Chen Dingchang. Leaders from all relevant units mourned Comrade Chen Dingchang in different ways. Messages of condolence were also sent from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other units.
During the period of sick of Comrade Chen Dingchang and after his death, leaders of CASIC, veteran leaders of Space Systems Department, academicians and experts, and leaders of Second Academy of CASIC visited Chen Dingchang in the hospital or expressed their deep condolences to Chen Dingchang's family in different ways.
At 9 a.m., people concerned (including relevant central leaders, State Administration of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, relevant leaders from Chinese Academy of Sciences, Equipment Development Department of People‘s Republic of China Central Military Commission, Science and Technology Committee of People‘s Republic of China Central Military Commission, relevant services, corps and theaters, Academy of Military Sciences, and National University of Defense Technology, leaders and academicians from CASIC, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), Aero Engine Corporation of China, China National Machinery Industry Corporation Ltd (Sinomach), and Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, veteran leaders and experts from the military and the Space Systems Department, leaders and experts from relevant units, leaders from Second Academy of CASIC, leaders from Science and Technology Committee of Second Academy of CASIC, chief model directors and designers, leaders from the units under the Second Academy of CASIC, and former friends of Comrade Chen Dingchang) slowly came to stand in silence in front of Comrade Chen Dingchang's remains amidst the mourning music, and bowed three times to Comrade Chen Dingchang's remains.
The crowd who came to bid farewell to Comrade Chen Dingchang included old leaders, experts and comrades who had worked with Chen Dingchang for many years, young and middle-aged science and technology backbones who had been taught by Chen Dingchang, as well as young and vigorous comrades from the space departments, who walked into the hall in an orderly manner with white flowers on their chests and banners such as "making pioneering efforts, being tireless in teaching, and leaving spiritual treasure as a role model for young generation", " having a strong sense of patriotism, chasing dreams perpetually and making contribution selflessly with meritorious service", standing in silence in front of Comrade Chen Dingchang's remains, bowing and mourning.
Chen Dingchang was the main founder and pioneer in the field of precision guidance in China. He was a practitioner, innovator and planner of air defense system research and three generations of air defense equipment. He had made many important scientific research achievements and made great contributions to China's national defense. He had won many honors such as "Award for Significant Contribution to XX Project", National Science Conference Award, National Special Award for Science and Technology Progress, National "Outstanding Professional and Technical Talent", National Labor Medal, and Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Award for Scientific and Technological Progress. As an outstanding leading cadre, during his tenure as president of the Second Academy of CASIC, Chen Dingchang focused on the development of air and space defense, persisted in reform and innovation, United and led the broad masses of cadres and workers in the academy to achieve remarkable results in pre-research and weapon model development, and promoted the comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable development of the Second Academy. With a firm belief in ideal of communism, Chen Dingchang was highly loyal to the Party and deeply loved China. He devoted his whole life to the space industry, and was an unsung hero on the national defense front and a strategic scientist with noble virtues in China. He was a role model for patriotic intellectuals.
Chen Dingchang had been devoted himself to the space industry for decades. With his death, we have lost a good Party member and cadre, as well as an excellent scientist in the space industry. We should turn sorrow into strength, learn from his revolutionary spirit and noble qualities, and strive for the realization of Chinese Dream, strong army dream and dream of building a strong military.
Chen Dingchang will be immortal!
