The incident occurred on March 3, 1962, when Liu Chengsi was a second lieutenant pilot of the 8th Squadron of the 3rd Battalion of the 16th Regiment of the 6th Division of the Naval Aviation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. His defection sent a huge shock to our army and caused a bad repercussion. After Liu Chengsi successfully escaped to Taiwan, he was warmly welcomed by the Taiwanese people. In order to expand his influence, he rewarded him with 1,000 taels of gold and joined the Kuomintang Air Force in Taiwan, serving as a colonel and deputy director of the Air Force Radio. The "beauty" he brought back was actually a female spy arranged by the Taiwan authorities to spy on him and prevent him from keeping in touch with the mainland.
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Liu Chengsi was originally from Hunan and served as a pilot with the rank of second lieutenant in the 8th Squadron of the 3rd Battalion of the 16th Regiment of the 6th Division of the Naval Aviation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Why did he betray the motherland? It is understood that the reason for his defection was so simple and absurd, and he chose to betray just because of a watch, and such an act is undoubtedly intolerable.
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In 1959, the mainland experienced a huge natural disaster that resulted in the loss of all the food that many farmers had worked so hard to grow. The disaster lasted for three years, and the people lived in hardship, barely surviving on the state's meager food subsidies. In such cases, high-end goods such as watches can only be used urgently to meet special needs, especially when pilots often need to use watches during flight missions.
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In 1961, after graduating from aviation school, Liu Chengsi joined the naval force and became a naval aviation pilot. He was very much looking forward to getting a watch because he felt that the pilots were well treated and had a good face. In an era of scarcity, owning a watch was such a happy thing for him. Therefore, when the day of the watch distribution came, everyone was full of anticipation and got up early to line up to receive the watch. Due to some unexpected circumstances, Liu Chengsi did not get the watch smoothly, but got an alarm clock. He was so dissatisfied with this that he decided to use an alarm clock to protest against the unfair treatment of the leadership.
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Yoo's alarm clock behavior caused dissatisfaction among the leadership, and he was grounded and asked to write a review. Liu Chengsi still insists on his own point of view, believing that he is not wrong. Under the persuasion of the leader, he finally decided to admit his mistake and submitted a review. This behavior convinced the leader that he had realized his mistake and asked him to rejoin flight training.
What everyone didn't expect was that Liu Chengsi's confession was just a superficial disguise. During the period of punishment, he secretly inquired about the situation in Taiwan through local radio personnel. He determined the route of defection with the enemy Taiwan, and received assurances from the enemy Taiwan, promising him to avoid being shot down, and providing him with gold and silver treasures, beautiful women and wine to meet his needs when he arrived in Taiwan.
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In the end, Liu Chengsi successfully landed at Taiwan's Taoyuan Airport in accordance with the flight route given by the Taiwan authorities, piloting the MiG-15 fighter and completing his defection. On the way, he did not encounter any resistance and successfully evaded the pursuit of enemy planes from all directions. Liu Chengsi's defection caused a scramble of reports from Taiwan's major radio stations, and the news soon reached the ears of the inland central government.
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After the defection, the entire naval aviation regiment carried out a serious overhaul. It was a severe punishment for the 6th Division, which was most implicated. However, Liu Chengsi has fallen into the happy life given to him by the Kuomintang at the moment and cannot extricate himself. He became a pillar of shame in the history of the navy, abandoned by the Kuomintang, with no one to accompany him through his old age, and finally he spent the rest of his life alone in a nursing home.
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Liu Chengsi's story tells us that betraying the country not only hurt the motherland, but also destroyed his own life. His choice left him in a lifetime of regret and loneliness. This story reminds us that patriotism is the responsibility of every citizen, and betrayal only makes us lose more. We should cherish our country, cherish our families, and pursue true happiness and satisfaction.