Chongqing was liberated on November 30, 1949.
However, the newborn red political power under the leadership of the Communist Party of China was still facing a complex situation where domestic turmoil and foreign aggression intertwined. Whether the people's political power would be able to stand firm remained to be seen.
Thereafter, Chongqing made great efforts to consolidate the people's political power. Supporting the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was one of them.
The war to resist US aggression and Sid Korea has been hailed in China as "a great and just war for safeguarding peace and resisting aggression." In 1950, the Chongqing Branch for Supporting the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea was established, and then launched a wide range of publicity campaigns to support the frontline.
Farmers in Shuanglong Township of Chongqing who donated to support the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
According to statistics from the Branch and the Chongqing Civil Affairs Bureau, 2,696 young people from Chongqing joined the army to aid Korea, and a total of 207 people died a glorious death.
Qiu Shaoyun, a revolutionary martyr, honored as a First-Class Hero of the Chinese People's Volunteers Army, is one of them.
Qiu Shaoyun, a native of Tongliang District in Chongqing, joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army in December 1949 and served in the 9th Company of the 87th Regiment of the 29th Division of the 15th Army.
In March 1951, Qiu joined the Chinese People's Volunteers Army to fight at the frontline. On October 12, 1952, a napalm bomb fired by the US army fell near Qiu's lurking spot, and then the fire spread all over him. However, for the safety of all comrades-in-arms and the final victory of the battle, Qiu gave up his life and sacrificed heroically at the age of 26.
In almost every battle of this war, there were soldiers from Chongqing who sacrificed bravely and rendered meritorious service. As a result, a total of 426 commanders and soldiers from Chongqing were awarded for their selfless contributions 481 times.
Chongqing not only sent a great many soldiers to the frontline but also offered strong support in the rear.
As of February 1952, Chongqing people had made enough donations to buy 54 fighter jets, far exceeding the 39 originally planned.
The victory of modern warfare relies to a large extent on the army's logistics supply capacity. An example is that the output of steel rails in Chongqing in 1951 rose by ten times compared with that in the early days after its liberation. The output of other major industrial products also increased by 1 to 4 times compared with 1950.