Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, reads out a congratulatory message from Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 15, 2021. China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 successfully landed on the surface of the red planet on Saturday, leaving a Chinese footprint on Mars for the first time. On behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, the State Council and the Central Military Commission (CMC), Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the CMC, extended warm congratulations and sincere greetings to all members who have participated in the Mars exploration mission, Tianwen-1, in a congratulatory message. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
