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Published 11/06/2009 by Xinhua News Agency

China says farewell to "father of space technology"

BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- A farewell ceremony for late Chinese space scientist Qian Xuesen was held here Friday morning at the Beijing Babaoshan Cemetery.

Hu Jintao, Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, LiChangchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang attended the ceremony.

Qian, widely acclaimed as the country's 'father...

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