Tian Yi/Shanghai Daily news

The moment Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng emerged from their space capsule and smiled, we knew we had witnessed not only a landmark accomplishment in China's manned space program but also a triumph of the national spirit.
China's manned spacecraft Shenzhou VI blasted off last Wednesday morning and returned to earth with a successful touchdown in the wee hours of yesterday. The two astronauts spent more than 115 hours in space carrying out experiments and accumulating valuable technical data and experience for the further development of China's manned space program.
When they finally landed in Siziwang Banner of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the whole country cheered them because they had paved the way for China's possible eventual landing on the moon.
China began to develop its manned spacecraft project in 1992, much later than the world spaceflight superpowers. Within 11 years, our space scientists made a historic breakthrough when they sent China's first astronaut, Colonel Yang Liwei, into space and brought him back to earth in one day in 2003.
Now Fei and Nie have exceeded their predecessor by spending five days in earth orbit.
The great cause of space exploration requires great spirit and great spirit makes achieving the great cause possible. Our space scientists have dedicated themselves to the great cause and have suffered immeasurable hardships working under great pressure.
From the establishment of an astronauts' medication system to the formulation of an advanced monitoring and control network, they mastered the technology all by themselves.
The People's Daily reported yesterday that China is planning for its astronauts to walk in space around 2007. And as only the third nation in the world capable of training astronauts and sending them into space, China is now training female astronauts for future space missions. The Chinese people are undoubtedly enthusiastic about space exploration and Shenzhou VI's successful mission proves that China is competent in developing its own technologies for space missions.
But the world can rest assured that China's purpose in exploring space has never been and never will be for anything other than peaceful purposes. The Chinese people, who are peace-lovers in their blood, understand that space is a common wealth of the whole world.
We're committed to making the best use of space resources in a peaceful manner and for the good of all people around the world.