10 September 2018
From 9-15 September, the 31st Panetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) is taking place in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. During a press conference Yang Liwei told the media agency BelTA that: "I believe that space exploration is the common goal of the humanity. Some states have achieved a lot in space exploration. Others are just starting their journey. But all countries are cooperating in this area. Our main goal is to develop in this direction and to explore the unexplored space. We have already made great progress in this matter." Yang Liwei said that he is often called "Chinese Yuri Gagarin": "I am very happy about this and I am proud that they call me that."
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12 September 2018
Russia will strengthen cooperation with China by supplying its rocket engines to China, Hu Bin, Counselor of the Department of Treaty and Law at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Russian media Sputnik on 12 September on the sidelines of the first UN Conference on Space Law and Policy. "China and Russia are very good friends, and all cooperation, bilateral cooperation should extend to space. We take it as a very good initiative," Hu said. The official added that space cooperation between Russia and China could comprise research and engineering.
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On September 10, Yu Xinwen, Deputy Administrator of China Meteorological Administration (CMA) met with Renato Krpoun, Head of Swiss Space Office (SSO) in Beijing. They respectively introduced the satellite development and discussed how to carry out scientific and technological cooperation on satellite payloads. SSO and CMA have carried out scientific cooperation in the development of Fengyun satellite instruments.
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