Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, met with representatives of participants in the Chang'e-4 mission of the lunar exploration project at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of the 20th and delivered an important speech.

Xi Jinping said, "Your outstanding achievements in climbing the peak of science and technology and exploring the mysteries of the universe are of great exemplary significance for inspiring the whole party, the whole army, and the people of all ethnic groups to strive for a new era and start a new journey. The motherland and the people thank you!"

Xi Jinping said: "Space exploration has no end. I hope that the vast number of scientific and technological workers and aerospace workers will continue to work hard to promote the development of the world's aerospace industry, contribute more Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions and Chinese strength to the peaceful use of space for mankind, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind, in order to achieve the overall goal of the lunar exploration project and advance victoriously!"

On December 8, 2018, Chang'e-4 probe was successfully launched by Long March 3B carrier rocket at Xichang Satellite Launch Center. Chang'e-4 mission is the first mission of the fourth phase of China's lunar exploration project. It is the first time in human history that a spacecraft has achieved soft landing and patrol survey on the back of the moon, and achieved relay communication between the back of the moon and the earth for the first time. It is one of the important signs of China's progress from a space power to a space power.

(CCTV reporter Shen Yong, Shi Wei, Xiao Guang, Peng Fei, Wei Jian, Meng Meng, Jing Wei)