Second Ministry of Machine Building
The Second Ministry of Machine Building (第二机械工业部) was a government ministry of the People's Republic of China which oversaw the nuclear industry of China. In February 1958, China's Third Ministry of Machine Building (which had been established as the Third Ministry of Machine Building in November 1956 to oversee China's nuclear weapons program) was renamed the Second Ministry of Machine Building. It had a month earlier established the Ninth Bureau, which was responsible for nuclear weapons research and design. In 1958, the National Defense Science and Technology Commission (NDSTC) was established with Marshal Nie Rongzhen as its director to oversee the Second Ministry of Machine Building as well as the Lop Nur Nuclear Weapon Test Base and the Fifth Academy of the Defense Ministry (which focused on missile programs). In July 1958, the Second Ministry approved plans to set up a nuclear research institute on Huayuan Road in Beijing to receive and study technical assistance which the Soviet Union had promised (but mostly did not ultimately provide) under the New Defense Technical Accord. In May 1982, the Second Ministry was renamed the Nuclear Industry Ministry. In 1988 the Ministry of Nuclear Industry was re-organised and became the China National Nuclear Corporation. In April 1988, the Second Ministry became part of the newly (now former) created Ministry of Energy Resources.
The Second Ministry of Machine Building (第二机械工业部) was a government ministry of the People's Republic of China which oversaw the nuclear industry of China.
In February 1958, China's Third Ministry of Machine Building (which had been established as the Third Ministry of Machine Building in November 1956 to oversee China's nuclear weapons program) was renamed the Second Ministry of Machine Building.[1]: 17 It had a month earlier established the Ninth Bureau, which was responsible for nuclear weapons research and design.[1]: 17
In 1958, the National Defense Science and Technology Commission (NDSTC) was established with Marshal Nie Rongzhen as its director to oversee the Second Ministry of Machine Building as well as the Lop Nur Nuclear Weapon Test Base and the Fifth Academy of the Defense Ministry (which focused on missile programs).[1]: 30
In July 1958, the Second Ministry approved plans to set up a nuclear research institute on Huayuan Road in Beijing to receive and study technical assistance which the Soviet Union had promised (but mostly did not ultimately provide) under the New Defense Technical Accord.[1]: 20–21, 40–41
In May 1982, the Second Ministry was renamed the Nuclear Industry Ministry.[1]: 43 In 1988 the Ministry of Nuclear Industry was re-organised and became the China National Nuclear Corporation.[2]: 202
In April 1988, the Second Ministry became part of the newly (now former) created Ministry of Energy Resources.
See also
[edit]- First Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC
- Third Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of aviation industry
- Fourth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of electronics industry
- Fifth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of tank equipment and artillery
- Sixth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of shipbuilding
- Seventh Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of space industry
- Eighth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC
Bibliography
[edit]- Malcolm Lamb: Directory of officials and Organizations in China, ME Sharpe Inc. Armonk, NY, 2003, p. 1911 +, ISBN 0-7656-1020-5, Volume 1
- China's Economic System, Routledge Abingdon 2005, 594 p., ISBN 0-415-36147-8
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Zhang, Hui (2025). The Untold Story of China's Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing: A Technical History. Belfer Center Studies in International Security. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-05182-8.
- ^ Massot, Pascale (2024). China's Vulnerability Paradox: How the World's Largest Consumer Transformed Global Commodity Markets. New York, NY, United States of America: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-777140-2.