CPPCC Leader Visits Space Show

CPPCC Leaders Celebrated the First World Space Week

Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Tuesday paid a visit to the on-going exhibition on aerospace technology and industry.

Also among Tuesday's visitors were four CPPCC vice chairmen, including Yang Rudai, Zhang Siqing, Sun Fuling and Hu Qili.

The CPPCC chairman was shown around by Liu Jibin, minister of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and Luan Enjie, director of the State Aerospace Bureau.

During the visit, Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, showed great interest in the exhibits including a replica of China's first experimental manned space shuttle that was launched last year.

The exhibition, which is located in the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution, was inaugurated on September 28 and will end on October 12.

The show is one of China's official programs to mark the country's first "World Space Week."