" I only hope that you will put the responsibility of revitalizing China on your own shoulders." This is Sun Yat-sen's legacy that Lin Yifu has been familiar with since he was a child.
If you want to benefit one billion people in China with your own efforts, you must devote yourself to the cause of benefiting people. Therefore, the young Lin Yifu resolutely swam across the Taiwan Strait and went to the motherland to contribute to the development of the motherland.
Why did Lin Yifu return to his motherland even if he wanted to swim? In what way will Lin Yifu contribute to the development of the motherland?
Lin Yifu
A top student who joined the army
On October 15, 1952, Lin Yifu was born in an ordinary working-class family in Yilan County, Taiwan Province, China. After Lin Yifu was born, his father hoped that he would grow up to be an upright person with a sense of justice, so he named him Lin Zhengyi.
Lin Zhengyi has studied very hard since he was a child. Therefore, when he was 19 years old, he was easily admitted to Taiwan University, a higher education institution in Taiwan, majoring in agricultural machinery.
After finishing his first year at Lin Zhengyi University, because of his outstanding personal abilities, he decided to abandon his writing and join the army. He became a cadet in the Infantry Section of the Army Academy. His move shocked his family and friends, and many people were shocked. I think his choice was too irrational.
In mainland China, no matter what period of time, as long as you serve as a soldier, your whole family will be honored; but in Taiwan, serving as a soldier is something that people can't avoid.
Therefore, Lin Zhengyi abandoned his pen and joined the army, which made the people feel that he had given up on himself. But the Taiwan authorities don't think so. They hope that the more talents they can put into the military camps, the better, so they also provide them with a lot of benefits.
Lin Yifu joined the army
In 1975, Lin Zhengyi successfully graduated from the military school with honors, and with the school's efforts to persuade him to stay, he stayed as a student company platoon leader. During his stay in school, Lin Zhengyi used his spare time to successfully enter National Chengchi University, specializing in MBA graduates.
After Lin Zhengyi successfully obtained the MBA degree certificate from National Chengchi University in his third year, returned to military life and was assigned to the position of company commander at the Mashan frontline post, which is the closest to mainland China.
Mashan is the closest place in Kinmen to mainland China. As long as the tide is low, the sea distance between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait is only 2,300 meters, so it often receives many foreign guests to visit here. And all the officers and soldiers in Mashan are elite soldiers and generals selected from thousands of people, so they are equipped with very good equipment.
Since arriving here, Lin Zhengyi often walks along the coastline to see the lives of the army and civilians on the other side.
Coastal scenery of Xiamen across Taiwan
In order to learn more about the development of the mainland, Lin Zhengyi often listens quietly at night through the radio. Whenever he hears information related to the development of the motherland, Lin Zhengyi will be very focused and immersed in it.
Lin Zhengyi yearns to return to the motherland and contribute to the construction of the motherland, but such an idea is ultimately out of reach for him now.
Until accidentally, Lin Zhengyi heard his comrades discussing: "Ten years ago, a platoon leader of a certain company swam directly from here to the other side. At that time, the platoon leader used to exercise his swimming ability as an excuse to ask frogmen borrowed a set of potential He had water equipment and drank a bowl of mung bean soup in the restaurant that night before leaving. It was not until he came back the next day that everyone knew he had gone to the other side. "
Lin Zhengyi learned a lot from this incident. Inspired by this, he thought of the strategy of "running away from home" at that time.
Kinmen and Mainland China
The Kinmen company commander mysteriously "disappeared"
Ever since Lin Zhengyi had the idea of swimming, he has been exercising his physical fitness by playing ball, running, etc. in his free time every day, and at night, he will also Immerse yourself in water and practice your lung capacity.
After Lin Zhengyi's super-intensive exercise, not only his lung capacity was increased, but his physical fitness was also improved several times.
On May 16, 1979, Lin Zhengyi carried out the island patrol mission according to his normal work schedule. After the island patrol, he went to the outpost and issued an order to the sentry: "If you encounter soldiers on the other side, you cannot take the initiative, but you must wait and see what happens."
After hearing the order, the sentries were very excited. They thought it was just an exercise, so they uniformly promised: "Understood, company commander!"
Lin Zhengyi was very satisfied with their answer and encouraged them, and then Leave the outpost and walk towards the office. After Lin Zhengyi returned to the office, he did not rest, but continued to complete his work tasks for the day.
Lin Yifu Military Camp Photo
Until the afternoon, he asked the clerk to go to the tide detection table for today. When he saw clearly that the low tide time today was around ten o'clock in the evening, he felt greatly relieved.
Before preparing to set off, Lin Zhengyi first used his identity as company commander to announce the night military exercise to the officers and soldiers of the company, and reminded them that if anyone is found swimming away from the island, there is no need to shoot him, and he also issued a curfew order .
Therefore, when Lin Zhengyi prepared all the equipment and went in and out of the barracks, it was so quiet that you could almost hear a pin drop.
Among the equipment Lin Zhengyi brought, included documents that could prove his identity, as well as a pot of water, a flashlight and a compass, which could help him reach the mainland safely.
After preparing the equipment, Lin Zhengyi changed into his diving equipment, plunged directly into the sea, and swam towards the other side of the mainland.
Lin Zhengyi’s goal this time was to swim to Jiaoyu Island , which is the closest to Mashan. The straight-line distance was originally only 1.8 kilometers, but due to the changes in the water pattern, it took him three hours to get close to Jiaoyu Island. .
Map of Kinmen and the Coast of Mainland China
In order to prevent the officers and soldiers stationed on Jiaoyu Island from being evicted, Lin Zhengyi took out the flashlight he carried with him and sent a signal to the officers and soldiers on the island so that they could discover his presence as soon as possible.
Lin Zhengyi held on to the coastline of Jiaoyu Island for about half an hour, and was finally discovered by the officers and soldiers on the island. After checking his identity information, we found out that he had surrendered to the mainland, so we allowed him to disembark. After
landed, the officers and soldiers took Lin Zhengyi to the reception area of the camp and quickly contacted the relevant departments.
When Lin Zhengyi arrived on the mainland, the Kinmen troops were already in trouble. Tong Jinyao, the clerk who was originally arranged by to manage Lin Zhengyi's daily life, reported it to the deputy company commander as soon as he discovered that Lin Zhengyi was missing.
Kinmen Island
Because the matter was too special, we suppressed it first and arranged for everyone in the company to search the island. However, after they searched the entire Kinmen Island, they still did not find Lin Zhengyi. They couldn't help but wonder: Could Lin Zhengyi have gone to the mainland?
When he thought of this, the deputy company commander felt a chill go down his spine. He immediately gave up the idea and hurriedly reported to his superiors. It wasn't until dawn that any soldiers discovered what Lin Zhengyi had left behind on the beach. After
saw the thing, he confirmed that Lin Zhengyi was not "missing", but had "defected" from his relatives in Taiwan.
Lin Yifu
studied under the master Schultz
In order to live better in the mainland, he was inspired by the word "yi" in "The Analects of Confucius" Zeng Zi said "A scholar cannot be virtuous", and transformed his own The name is changed.
In the end, Lin Zhengyi changed his name to "Lin Yifu", reopened a new life with this name, and created a colorful new chapter in the development history of New China.
Not long after Lin Yifu arrived in the mainland, he was arranged to study political economics at Peking University through his will. Originally Lin Yifu's first choice was Renmin University of China , but because his identity was too special, the school could not accept his joining.
Peking University
In 1980, Schultz, one of the leaders in the field of economics in the United States, came to Peking University to give a lecture. Because of his outstanding English skills, Lin Yifu naturally became Schultz's translator.
Originally, Lin Yifu thought that Schultz would talk about some obscure theoretical knowledge, which would make him have some difficulty in the translation process. However, throughout the course, what Schultz taught was very simple and easy to understand, which also made his translation better. The job was completed successfully.
Lin Yifu's translation ability was recognized by Schulz, and he was invited by Schulz to pursue doctoral studies in the United States after graduation.
I thought Schultz just said it casually, but I didn't expect that not long after Schultz left, Lin Yifu received a letter of recommendation from the United States. The University of Chicago in the United States is a place that every economics student dreams of, and is the world's Countries have produced many outstanding economists.
Schultz
After Lin Yifu graduated from Peking University in 1982, he finally got his wish and came to the economics base camp and became a disciple of Schultz, specializing in agricultural economics.
During Lin Yifu's studies in the United States, he often received full scholarships with excellent results.
His family in Taiwan are worried that Lin Yifu will spend too much money in the United States, so they often send him money there.
Even after Lin Yifu received this honor, his brother also funded the establishment of the China Economic Research Award at Peking University and established the China Economic Research Center. provided "economics summer camp" activities for economics students across the country, allowing students from all over the country to All economics students can get better communication, and outstanding students will also be sent abroad for further study .
University of Chicago
Reunited with his wife and children in a foreign country
Lin Yifu’s wife Chen Yunying is both a very outstanding talent, and the two have been in a very harmonious relationship since their marriage. After Lin Yifu left Taiwan and arrived in the mainland, the Taiwan authorities once told everyone about Lin Yifu's death.
But Chen Yunying did not believe the truth that her husband had passed away at all, and insisted that "you must see people alive, and see your body when dead."
It was not until four years later that Chen Yunying received the news that Lin Yifu was studying in the United States and overcame everything. After many obstacles, she finally took her two children across the ocean to meet her husband.
During their stay in the United States, the two had been living separately in two places and were unable to take care of each other. Chen Yunying often took her children to class to write papers. finally entered Edinburgh Rowe University with excellent results to study special education .
Edinburgh Rowe University
Later, successfully obtained a doctoral degree from Washington University when Chen Yunying was 31 years old.
In 1987, Lin Yifu returned to China with Chen Yunying and his children and began to work hard for the development and construction of the motherland.
Chen Yunying performed very well at work and was commended by the state many times. She was also elected as a standing committee member of the All-China Youth Federation and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He also attended the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference meeting with Lin Yifu as a representative, and was known as a model of "husband and wife team members".
Chen Yunying is a famous special education expert in my country and is now the "leader" of special education workers.
Chen Yunying
participated in the drafting of the "Tenth Five-Year Plan"
In 1987, Lin Yifu returned from his studies. was the first doctoral candidate in economics in my country to return from overseas resolutely during the period of reform and opening up.
After Lin Yifu returned to China, he successively served as deputy director of the Development Research Institute of the State Council. Three years later, he was transferred to the deputy director of the Rural Department of the Development Research Center of the State Council.
In 1990, Lin Yifu published many papers on rural economics, which received unanimous praise from the international community and caused strong opposition and controversy in China.
Justin Yifu Lin then published an article about China's rural reform, which eventually became one of the preferred reference articles when writing papers and was awarded the Classic Citation Award by the United States.
Justin Yifu Lin
These two articles establish Justin Yifu Lin’s indelible status in international development economics and rural economics, and regard his research on China’s agricultural economy and social issues as authoritative.
Lin Yifu also made construction decisions on China's economy during the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" and promoted the progress of China's agricultural economy and state-owned enterprise reform, which is of great milestone significance.
Because Lin Yifu has unique research and insights into China's economic development, he has an extraordinary position in the world economy and is the economist most likely to win the Nobel Prize.
Lin Yifu
Nostalgia is a short grave
In 1996, bad news came from Taiwan, and Lin Yifu's mother unfortunately passed away. Lin Yifu had many negotiations with the Taiwanese side, but the other side always refused to allow him to return to Taiwan for the funeral because of the crime of "defection." In the end, Lin Yifu had no choice but to give up.
Until May 9, 2002, Lin Yifu's father died of illness in his hometown.. At that time, Lin Yifu was participating in an international economic seminar. After learning that his father had died of illness, he burst into tears in front of the camera.
Lin Yifu endured his grief and negotiated with the Taiwanese side again, applying to return to Taiwan to bury his father. His move caused a sensation on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and received great attention. Later, after Taiwan officials negotiated with each other, it eventually caused great differences .
In order to allow Lin Yifu to return to Taiwan to see his father for the last time, his family suspended the funeral for more than 20 days, just to allow the government to allow Lin Yifu to return to Taiwan to fulfill his filial piety out of humanitarian considerations.
Later, after mutual negotiation between the Taiwanese government and out of humanitarian considerations, it was finally agreed to allow Lin Yifu to return to Taiwan.
Lin Yifu's "defection" announced
Because the repercussions caused by this incident were too great, Lin Yifu finally gave up returning to Taiwan for various reasons and asked his wife Chen Yunying to return to Taiwan to attend the funeral on his behalf.
htmlOn June 4, on the day of the funeral, Lin Yifu personally decorated the funeral hall for his father in Beijing and sent his father off via video.
Lin Yifu burst into tears when he saw his father's tomb and relatives through the video. When he heard the Master say at the end: "It's raining in Yilan today because my son didn't come back," Lin Yifu was already crying uncontrollably and knelt down in front of the camera.
Video of Lin Yifu and his Taiwanese family at his father's funeral
Conclusion
In the development of reform and opening up, Lin Yifu not only created and practiced a new theory of structural economics. His economic theory has not only been recognized internationally, but has also aroused strong discussion in international economics .
In my country's economic development, Lin Yifu has made new improvements and additions to the development of agricultural economic theory, and applied it to China's actual development , constantly improving relevant theoretical content and constructing A brand-new economic theory program has been developed, allowing this theory to better promote China's economic development, help China quickly catch up with the pace of economic development, and make a great contribution to my country's economic theory innovation.
In the "Tenth Five-Year Plan", Justin Yifu Lin put forward many constructive agendas, from participation in state-owned enterprises, China's accession to the WTO, economic globalization, to food and "agriculture, rural areas and farmers" issues, all of which became his Reform focus. Based on these reforms, has made many different reform guidelines and policies for implementation planning, so that the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" can be quickly promoted.
Justin Yifu Lin is also committed to promoting the development of China-Africa cooperation, helping developing countries like China to develop effectively, and taking their country's national conditions as the starting point to complete corresponding development policies so that these developing countries can successfully realize economic transformation.
founded the School of South-South Cooperation and Development at Peking University, Lin Yifu, and participated in related college activities, in order to promote the development of both parties, so that both parties can jointly carry out cooperative transformation and carry out in-depth economic development.
Since Lin Yifu came to mainland China, he has made unprecedented contributions to the development of our country, allowing our country to demonstrate our country's unique development path on the international development stage.
