European media highly praises China's progress in space technology

On Monday European news channel Euronews praised China's progress in space technology when reporting China's successful landing of Shenzhou-7. China carried out its first successful space walk involving three astronauts in what marked a huge success in China's growing space program. China became the third country to accomplish a space walk, joining the United States and Russia.

According to Euronews, the astronauts were treated as heroes upon their landing. China's long-term goal is to establish a space station to have a presence in space. Coming off a successful hosting of the Olympics and having a sucessful space mission, nationalism and pride are running high in China as the nation continues to set high goals for itself and seeks to accomplish them.

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