Jiang Zemin (right), chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, poses with astronaut Yang Liwei after presenting him with a medal and a certificate bestowing the title of Space Hero. Last month Yang became the first Chinese astronaut to be sent into outer space aboard a China-built spacecraft. [Xinhua]
 
 
 

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