Events related to China's First Thermonuclear Test. Mushroom cloud rises in the sky. Results of the thermonuclear test are studied. Test dogs in underground bunkers are found to be more protected then those on the surface during the test. Man shoes eggs laid by chicken after the test. Monkeys in sheltered headquarters are discovered completely protected from the effects of the blast. Exposed test buildings on the surface are completely destroyed but the semi underground buildings are in good condition. View of germinated seeds that germinated even after being exposed to the test. Crops in field continue to grow even after being exposed. People buy newspapers, cheer and celebrate on streets in China. English translation overlays Chinese narration.
United States First Lady Patricia "Pat" Nixon as a public figure and as a companion of President Richard Nixon. Patricia Nixon visits the Great Wall of China with Chinese dignitaries. The President and First Lady are welcomed by Chinese Premiere Zhou Enlai at Beijing Capital Airport during their visit to China. Pat Nixon with the President during various meetings with Chinese dignitaries. She meets women and children during the visit.
First Lady of the United States, Mrs Patricia Nixon on her tour to China. Officials and press reporters of the visiting team drive in a van on the streets in China. The men seated in a van talk to each other. The Chinese driver of a van drives and sees a direction board written in Chinese script. The vans drive on countryside roads. American reporters cover the tour. A native family in the village with mother and young children.
"China's manpower carves aerodrome from wilderness" Chinese workers use primitive tools to construct an aerodrome in China. A worker breaks a rock and mixes it with mud to prepare cement like material used in construction. 300 men pull a massive roller for leveling the ground. American aircrafts take off from the aerodrome.
'Flying Tigers of China join U.S. Air Force '. Brigadier General Claire Chennault and Colonel Scott look at a big map of China out side a building with a picture of Chiang Kai Chek. Colonel Scott talks to pilots. Captain Wong of Chinese Air force welcomes him. Pilots of Flying Tigers group with Chinese flags on their backs. P-40 fighter planes take off. Brigadier General Chennault flies a P-40 plane.
Chinese laborers build an airfield in Western China during World War II. Nearly 70,000 Chinese laborers walk to an airfield construction site. Men, women and children carry primitive tools as they walk towards the airfield site. Laborers work with primitive tools as they construct an airfield for United States Army Air Forces B-29 Super fortresses. Laborers break stones with hammers. A treadmill being used too mix water and sand. Laborers eat chow for lunch. A 10 ton roller being hauled over the runway as men pull it. A B-29 aircraft in flight. Another B-29 aircraft taxis along and takes off. Chinese laborers build an airfield in Western China during World War II. Nearly 70,000 Chinese laborers walk to an airfield construction site. Men, women and children carry primitive tools as they walk towards the airfield site. Laborers work with primitive tools as they construct an airfield for United States Army Air Forces B-29 Super fortresses. Laborers break stones with hammers. A treadmill being used too mix water and sand. Laborers eat chow for lunch. A 10 ton roller being hauled over the runway as men pull it. A B-29 aircraft in flight. Another B-29 aircraft taxis along and takes off.