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The world marks its International Day of Human Space Flight on
Monday. Here are some key remarks made by Chinese President Xi Jinping
to encourage Chinese space scientists and boost international
cooperation in space exploration. Feb. 20, 2019 Xi met representatives of space scientists and engineers who
participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-4 mission at
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. -- Xi called on science and technology workers and space engineers in
China to ride on the wave of the Chang'e-4 mission to achieve the
general goal of China's lunar project, make more efforts to push forward
the international aerospace cause and bring more Chinese wisdom,
solutions and force to the peaceful use of space and the building of a
community with a shared future for humanity. -- Xi pointed out that exploring the vast universe is a common dream
of all humankind. China has been actively advancing international space
cooperation and carried out productive cooperation with multiple
countries and international organizations. The complete success of the
Chang'e-4 mission, for instance, includes contributions of many
countries. Dec. 17, 2020 Xi hailed the complete success of the Chang'e-5 mission that brought back the country's first samples collected from the moon. -- Noting that there is no end for space exploration, Xi expressed
the hope that those who have participated in the Chang'e-5 mission will
carry forward the lunar exploration spirit of pursuing dreams, daring to
explore, collaborating in tackling difficulties and win-win
cooperation, and start new interplanetary exploration, so as to
contribute more to building China's strength in aerospace, and achieving
national rejuvenation, the peaceful use of space and the building of a
community with a shared future for humanity. Feb. 5, 2021 Xi made a three-day inspection trip to southwest China's Guizhou
Province on Feb. 3-5. During the trip, Xi met with the project leaders
and core scientists of China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical
Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's largest single-dish radio telescope,
and called on scientists to scale the heights of global science. -- He called the scientists to make new and greater contributions to
developing China's scientific and technological strength at a faster
pace and realizing the country's self-reliance and self-improvement in
science and technology. FAST, which is tasked with the ultimate goal of revealing more about
the universe, has been available to scientists across the world since
April 1, 2021. In the first year of the telescope's opening to the
global scientific community, about 10 percent of the observation time
will be allocated to foreign scientists. Feb. 22, 2021 Xi met representatives of space scientists and engineers who
participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar
mission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. -- Xi stressed promoting the lunar exploration spirit and giving full
play to the advantages of the new system of pooling national resources
and strengths to ascend the peak of science and technology and serve the
country's overall development. He emphasized embarking on a new
interplanetary exploration journey step by step, promoting the
innovative development of China's space exploration cause, and making
greater contributions to humanity's peaceful use of space. -- He also stressed actively conducting international cooperation and
making better contributions to humanity's well-being. Enditem
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