XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-LEADING CHINA

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has cordial exchanges with Sun Jiadong and Luan Enjie while meeting representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 22, 2021. Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 22, 2021. Xi also visited an exhibition on the lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe and China's lunar exploration achievements as well. Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, and Han Zheng, all members of the Standing .....