Following are some quotable quotes regarding the successful launch
of
China's first
manned space flight Wednesday morning:
"The successful launch of Shenzhou V?is the glory of our
great motherland."
-- Chinese President Hu Jintao, after the launch was declared a
success.
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"As our country's valiant pioneer in space exploration, you
shoulder the great expectations of the motherland and the people to
realize a dream we have cherished for thousands of years. We look
forward to your triumphant return."
-- Chinese President Hu Jintao, at a meeting with China's first
astronaut Yang Liwei prior to the launch.
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"I will live up to the expectations of the motherland and the
people, and will try my best to make every part of the mission
successful."
-- Yang Liwei, 38, the first Chinese astronaut in space, before
he entered the spacecraft.
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"I feel good."
-- Yang Liwei, in his first report from the space 34 minutes
after the launch.
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"The long-cherished space dream of the Chinese nation has
finally come true."
-- Hu Shixiang, deputy director-general of China's manned space
flight program.
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"While sharing the joy and excitement of all Chinese across the
world, the Hong Kong people today can have a better understanding
of the saying that 'Hong Kong benefits from every progress the
motherland has made'."
--an editorial published on Wednesday's Wen Wei Po, a
leading newspaper in Hong Kong.
(Xinhua News Agency October 15, 2003)
