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China says farewell to 'father of space technology'

A farewell ceremony for late Chinese space scientist Qian Xuesen was held in Beijing this morning at the Beijing Babaoshan Cemetery. Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, LiChangchun, Xi... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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