Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Thongloun Sisoulith, general secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao president, in Beijing on Thursday.
Thongloun is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025, commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and a working visit.
Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that the important meeting between Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and Thongloun is of great significance for guiding the future development of China-Laos relations.
China is ready to work with Laos to follow the important guidance of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries, deepen political mutual trust, strengthen practical cooperation, tighten multilateral collaboration, and push forward the construction of the China-Laos community with a shared future with high standards, high quality, and high level, the vice premier said.
Noting that Laos is sincerely happy for the great achievements made by Chinese people, Thongloun said Laos is willing to enhance exchanges and cooperation with China, continuously pushing for new results in building the Laos-China community with a shared future.
Chinese vice premier meets Lao President
China will unveil its latest achievements in deep space exploration, commercial space activities, and research on lunar samples at the launch ceremony of the main events of Space Day, according to China National Space Administration (CNSA) in Beijing on Friday.
April 24 marks the 11th Space Day of China.
The main events for the occasion, including a launch ceremony, a series of space science popularization exhibitions, and a space culture and arts forum, will be held in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Concurrent activities will also include the China Space Conference, space science popularization programs in schools, and technical exchanges.
The launch ceremony will be held in the morning of April 24, during which a promotional video and theme song will be released, along with major announcements regarding the space sector.
"At the space science popularization exhibition, lunar samples collected from both the near side and far side of the Moon by Chang'e-5 and Chang'e-6, respectively, will be displayed side by side. The large-scale space VR (virtual reality) science popularization and science fiction show Footprints in the Stars: Rendezvous on the Lunar Far Side will also invite public participation. The launch ceremony will also feature the release of a series of major announcements, including the latest achievements in deep space exploration, commercial space activities, and research on lunar samples collected by Chang'e-5," said Liu Yunfeng, deputy director of the CNSA's system engineering department, at a press conference on the upcoming Space Day of China.
More than 30 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country will host activities such as space open houses, science popularization lectures, knowledge competitions, and exchange and discussion sessions to mark the Space Day.
Outstanding space-themed films and television programs, including Missions to the Moon - China's first documentary on its lunar exploration - will be broadcast in succession.
Space Day events to spotlight China's latest space exploration feats in Chengdu
