RIYADH, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on China and states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to work together to achieve new breakthroughs in space cooperation.
In his keynote speech at the China-GCC summit held here, Xi said China stands ready to cooperate with GCC countries in such areas as remote sensing satellites and communication satellites, space applications, space infrastructure, as well as astronaut selection and training.
Xi welcomed astronauts from GCC countries to China's space station, fly together with Chinese astronauts and carry out space science experiments with their Chinese counterparts. ■
