Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu comes out of return capsule

Chinese astronaut Li Guangsu, crew member of the Shenzhou-18 mission, has come out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-18 spaceship.

Li was the third of the Shenzhou-18 crew to get out of the capsule after it touched down safely at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Monday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

"I would like to thank the motherland and the people of China. Space is vast, magical and beautiful. We all enjoy the pleasure brought by weightlessness. Returning to Earth from space is a mixture of the excitement and joy of being back home, as well as a sense of attachment to space. The greatest feeling at this moment is that I am so proud of our great motherland. Building a strong space nation depends on continuous hard work of generations. We must strengthen our sense of responsibility, be bold to innovate and make breakthroughs, so as to make new contributions to China's space industry in the new era," Li told reporters at the landing site.

The Shenzhou-18 crew was sent into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on April 25. Prior to the return, the crew had completed all planned tasks and handed over the space station to the Shenzhou-19 astronauts who got on board on Oct 30.

Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu comes out of return capsule

Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu comes out of return capsule

Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu comes out of return capsule

Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu comes out of return capsule

Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu comes out of return capsule

Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu comes out of return capsule

Shenzhou-18 astronaut Li Guangsu comes out of return capsule

Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.

"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.

He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.

"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.

"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.

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