Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a satellite launch site in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday, ahead of the launch of BeiDou-3 satellites.

 

上周六，北斗三号卫星发射前夕，中国国家主席习近平参观了四川省西昌卫星发射基地。
 

 

Two BeiDou-3 satellites were sent into space Monday.

 

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected the preparation work for the launch while visiting the site's command center.

 

He talked with the scientists and technicians, asking them about their research, work and lives.

 

They were told to keep pursuing precision and perfection to ensure the success of the launch.

 

Xi also extended festival greetings to all officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army and the armed police force, and all militia¹ and reserve personnel.

 

The Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year.

 

Through video telephone, Xi talked with grassroots soldiers stationed at an island in the Xisha area and asked them what they had prepared to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival.

 

Xi also met with the base's senior officers and asked them to work with more commitment and be steadfast² in building China's strength in aerospace³ to create more "Chinese miracles."

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