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Highlights of China's scientific and technological achievements in 2016

Updated : 2016-12-10
( Xinhua )

Highlights of China's scientific and technological achievements in 2016

The screen at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center shows the two Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (L) and Chen Dong entering the space lab Tiangong-2, on Oct 19, 2016. After the launch of Shenzhou-11 on Oct 17, the spacecraft docked two days later with China's first space lab, Tiangong-2, where the two astronauts lived for 30 days. The two astronauts who completed China's longest-ever manned space mission returned to Earth safely on Nov 18. China achieved major breakthroughs in scientific and technological development in 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]