Xi Jinping speaks to Chinese astronauts in space station; says mission an ‘important milestone’


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Delhi and neighbouring areas may have to wait for another week for monsoon Xi, also the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party and the head of the People’s Liberation Army, spoke to astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo from the Beijing Aerospace Control Centre. In his first direct contact with the astronauts telecast live by the state-run television channels, Xi thanked them for their work in space in a five-minute call reflecting the importance of the country’s space exploration project to the Chinese leadership. ”You will spend three months in space and while in space, your work...