U.S. officials get rare tour of China's space complex

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune ^ | January 15, 2004 | John J. Lumpkin (A.P.)

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BEIJING -- It may look like Mission Control in Houston, but this space complex had been hidden from the world until Wednesday -- when U.S. officials got their first look at the command center that recently sent China's first manned flight into orbit and back.

"Congratulations. You've had a great success," Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Chinese space program officials during his 40-

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And the reason for excerpting this article is?

[mikegi]

???

[Holly_P]

And the reason for excerpting this article is?

Articles from this newspaper must be excerpted.

I got the pop up window from F.R. telling me that

[XBob]

thanks holly.

11b - ""Congratulations. You've had a great success," Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Chinese space program officials during his 40-minute tour of the facility."

What in the hell is our 'chairman' of the joint chiefs doing in China?

[Dr. Marten]

Its part of the Bush Administrations new @$$ kissing diplomacy. First Mexico, now China. Who is next...Syria and North Korea?