Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said in
Beijing Thursday that the success of China's first manned space
mission is a big progress of human being in peacefully utilizing
outer space.
Shenzhou V, the Chinese spacecraft, specially carried the flags
of the United Nations and China, showing China's willingness to
closely cooperate with the United Nations and join hands with other
nations in peaceful utilization of outer space, Zhang said.
(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2003)
