BEIJING—TheChang’e-4mission,afurtherremarkableachievementinChina’sspaceprogram,marksanimportantstridetowardChinabeingastrongcountryinspaceexploration,hailedacongratulatorymessagesentbytheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)CentralCommittee,theStateCouncilandtheCentralMilitaryCommission(CMC)onJan11.
Themissionrealizedthefirst-eversoft-landingandexplorationofthefarsideofthemoon,thefirst-evercommunicationbetweenEarthandthefarsideofthemoonviaarelaysatellite,andcarriedoutsignificantcooperationwithmultiplecountriesandinternationalorganizations,accordingtothemessagereadbyVice-PremierLiuHe,alsomemberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommittee.
LiuHeandZhangYouxia,memberofthePoliticalBureauoftheCPCCentralCommitteeandvice-chairmanoftheCMC,arrivedattheBeijingAerospaceControlCenteronJan11,watchingthelanderandrovertakingphotosofeachother.
ThemessageattributedthesuccessofthemissiontothelovingcareandstrongleadershipoftheCPCCentralCommitteewithXiJinpingatthecore.
Itssuccess,anothercontributiontomankind’sexplorationofthemysteriesoftheuniverse,alsomarkstheChinesepeoplescalinganewheightinclimbingthescienceandtechnologypeakinthenewera,itsaid.
FollowingXiJinpingThoughtonSocialismwithChineseCharacteristicsforaNewEraandthespiritofthe19thCPCNationalCongress,themissionhasimplementedthespiritof“chasingdreams,exploringfearlessly,workingtogethertosurmountdifficultiesandcooperatingforwin-winresults,”itsaid.
Themissionhascarriedouttheinnovation-drivendevelopmentstrategyandpromotedthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanitythroughpracticalactions,whichwillfurtherimproveChina’seconomicstrength,scientificandtechnologicalpower,cohesion,andinternationalinfluence,itsaid.
Withthecompletesuccessofthemission,thefourthphaseofChina’slunarexplorationprogramandthedeepspaceexplorationprogramwillbeinaugurated.Thetasksaheadwillbemorearduouswithunprecedentedchallenges,accordingtothemessage.
ItencouragedscientistsandengineersinChina’sspacesectortomakemoreachievementsandcontributions.
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