Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong, left, and Nie Haisheng, second
left, look on as China's first astronaut Yang Liwei, right, salutes
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a ceremony to mark
the successful conclusion of last month's Shenzhou 6 mission at
the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Saturday, 11/26/05.
China's five-day manned space mission last month, its second,
is widely regarded as a move by the ruling communist
party to declare the nation's status as a rising power
and rouse public support for the government.
(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)