Xi Jinping Ignites Space Ambition: China to Harness Lunar Momentum for Next-Gen Space Exploration

Xi Jinping delivered a high-profile speech when meeting with representatives of the research and test personnel of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration project mission.

Keep going and build on the momentum

Accelerate the construction of aerospace energy

And visit the exhibition of lunar samples and the results of the lunar exploration project

Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qiding, Xue Xiang, Li Xi attended the event

On September 23, party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and others met with representatives of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration project, research and test personnel of the mission at the Great Hall of the People, and visited lunar samples and displayed the results of the lunar exploration project. This is Xi Jinping’s meeting with representatives of the research and test personnel of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration project mission.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 23. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, state president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a major speech when he met with representatives of the research and testing personnel of the Chang’e-6 Mission lunar exploration project at the Great Hall of the People on the morning of the 23rd. He stressed that the achievements of the lunar exploration project embody the wisdom and hard work of generations of Chinese astronauts. On the one hand, they demonstrate the remarkable achievements we have made in scientific and technological self-sufficiency over the years, and fully demonstrate the ambition, backbone and confidence of the Chinese people. It is necessary to vigorously carry forward the spirit of lunar exploration of chasing dreams, courage to explore, collaboratively facing difficulties and win-win cooperation in the whole society, further enhance the self-confidence and national pride of all Chinese people, and unite the great cause to comprehensively promote the building of a strong country and national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization The majestic power.

The event was attended by members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi.

Around 10 o’clock, Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders arrived at the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People, and the audience erupted into long and warm applause. Xi Jinping cordially shook hands with everyone and took pictures with them.

　　On September 23, party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and others met with representatives of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration project, research and test personnel of the mission at the Great Hall of the People, and visited lunar samples and displayed the results of the lunar exploration project. This is Xi Jinping’s meeting with representatives of the research and test personnel of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration project mission.

Amid warm applause, Xi Jinping delivered an important speech. He said that on June 25 this year, Chang’e-6 successfully returned after completing its mission, and I sent a congratulatory message. Today, I and other central leading comrades have come to visit you. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations and sincere greetings to you again!

Xi Jinping emphasized that Chang’e-6 has completed the first sampling of the far side of the moon in human history and has made breakthroughs in a number of key technologies. This is another key achievement in turning my country into a powerful country in space and science and technology, and an important milestone in my country’s lunar exploration project. Over the past 20 years, the lunar exploration project has focused on key technical areas and continued to address key problems, achieving fruitful results in scientific discovery, technological innovation, engineering practice, achievement transformation, international cooperation, etc. have embarked on a path of high-quality and high-efficiency lunar exploration, which has brought great benefits to our country. The development of the aerospace industry has made a significant contribution to human space exploration.

On September 23, party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and others met with representatives of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration project, mission research and testing personnel at the Great Hall of the People, and visited lunar samples and presented the results of the lunar exploration project. This is an important speech delivered by Xi Jinping.

Xi Jinping emphasized that exploring the vast universe and building a powerful aerospace nation are our unremitting pursuit of the aerospace dream. Over the past 75 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, generations of our country’s aerospace personnel have persisted in self-reliance and independent innovation, promoting the aerospace industry from scratch, from weakness to strength, from “plans and dreams” to “struggles to realize dreams”, and we have achieved historic success in terms of gender, high quality and leap-forward development, and have taken concrete steps towards building a powerful aerospace nation.

Xi Jinping stressed that space is the common territory of mankind and space exploration is the common cause of mankind. The lunar exploration project has always adhered to the principles of equality, mutual benefit, peaceful utilization and win-win cooperation. “Chang’e” belongs to both China and all mankind, providing a broad stage for international scientific and technological cooperation, contributing Chinese wisdom and strength to global deep space exploration. We should continue to open our minds and deeply promote various forms of international aerospace exchanges and cooperation, share development results with other countries, improve outer space governance, and make the achievements of aerospace science and technology benefit mankind.

Xi Jinping emphasized that there is no end to space exploration. It is hoped that comrades on the aerospace front will continue their efforts and take advantage of the momentum, carefully conduct scientific research on lunar samples, continue to carry out major aerospace projects such as deep space exploration, promote the global development of space science, technology and space applications, and make new contributions to building a powerful aerospace country.

Later, Xi Jinping and others went to the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People to visit the lunar samples and the exhibition of the achievements of the “Nine Days on the Moon and Twenty Years of Lunar Exploration Project”.

　On September 23, party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and others met with representatives of the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration project, mission research and testing personnel at the Great Hall of the People, and visited lunar samples and exhibited the results of the lunar exploration project. This is an exhibition where Xi Jinping and other officials visited the lunar samples and exhibited the results of the lunar exploration project.

Li Ganjie, Li Shulei, Zhang Youxia, Zhang Guoqing and Wu Zhenglong participated in the above activities.

The implementation of the lunar exploration project is an important strategic decision taken by the Party Central Committee to capture the overall trend of my country’s economic and technological development. As the most technologically advanced lunar exploration mission in my country’s space history, Chang’e-6 returned samples from the far side of the Moon for the first time in human history, laying a solid foundation for my country’s future lunar and planetary exploration.