China's Shenzhou-20 crewed spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 17:17 Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-20 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit.
The docking process took about 6.5 hours, said the CMSA.
The Shenzhou-20 crew consists of mission commander Chen Dong, and astronauts Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie.
They will enter the space station shortly after the docking to assume duties from the three astronauts of the Shenzhou-19 mission.
Shenzhou-20 spaceship docks with space station combination
Shenzhou-20 spaceship docks with space station combination
Shenzhou-20 spaceship docks with space station combination
China has injected about two trillion yuan (about 289.7 billion U.S. dollars) in net medium- and long-term funds into the open market since the beginning of this year, China's central bank governor Pan Gongsheng said Friday.
Pan, governor of the People's Bank of China, outlined the country's monetary policy for 2026 at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.
"Since the beginning of this year, about two trillion yuan in net medium- and long-term funds have been channeled into the open market through various financial instruments. Overall, the social financing conditions remain accommodative, the financial aggregates keep reasonable growth, the comprehensive social financing cost operates at a low level, and the credit structure continues to be optimized. In 2025, the net financing of the bond market reached 16 trillion yuan, accounting for 46 percent of the increase in aggregate financing, which is a relatively high level in recent years. This also reflects that the financing structure of China's financial market is undergoing profound changes," Pan said.
China injects 2 trillion yuan in medium, long-term funds into open market since start of 2026: minister
