Xi Jinping attended the completion and opening ceremony and announced the official opening of the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system Li Keqiang and Han Zheng attended the ceremony
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 31st (Reporter Wei Zou) The Beidou shines, and it is full of joy. The completion and opening ceremony of the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system was held in Beijing on the morning of the 31st. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission attended the ceremony and announced the official opening of the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system and visited the exhibition of Beidou system construction and development achievements. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, he expressed heartfelt thanks to all personnel participating in the system development and construction , Sincere regards.
Li Keqiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier of the State Council, and Han Zheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, attended the ceremony.
The Great Hall of the People is majestic and magnificent, with bright lights and a warm atmosphere in the East Hall. At 10:30, amidst warm applause, Xi Jinping stepped into the ceremony site.
Liu He presided over the ceremony. The ceremony played a video short film reflecting the development of the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system. Zhang Youxia read out congratulatory messages from the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the Central Military Commission.
At 10:48, Xi Jinping stepped onto the rostrum and announced: "Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system is officially opened!" There was endless warm applause from the audience.
After the ceremony, Xi Jinping came to the Hebei Hall of the Great Hall of the People to visit the Beidou system construction and development achievements exhibition and listen to the introduction of engineering construction, operation services, application promotion, international cooperation and development prospects. The exhibition boards and exhibits reflecting the important achievements of Beidou system's independent innovation, independent control, and scale, marketization, industrial application and internationalization process attracted the attention of Xi Jinping. He stopped to check and inquire in detail.
Xi Jinping fully affirmed the achievements made by the Beidou system, especially the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system. He pointed out that the completion and opening of the Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system fully embodies the political advantages of China's socialist system to concentrate its efforts on major events, and it is important for improving China's comprehensive national strength and promoting China's economic development and people's livelihood under the conditions of normalization of epidemic prevention and control. This is of great significance for promoting China’s opening to the outside world under the current international economic situation, for further enhancing national self-confidence and striving to achieve the "two centenary" goals. Over the past 26 years, all personnel involved in the development and construction of the Beidou system have faced difficulties, dared to fight tough battles, continue to struggle, carry forward the "two bombs and one star" spirit, and cultivate the Beidou spirit in the new era, which must be inherited and carried forward. It is necessary to promote the application of the Beidou system, do a good job in ensuring the stable operation of the system and other follow-up work, and make new and greater contributions to promoting my country's economic and social development and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Ding Xuexiang, Xu Qiliang, Xiao Jie, He Lifeng, and Li Zuocheng participated in the above activities.
Responsible comrades from relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant military units, and representatives of the Beidou system participating in research and construction attended the ceremony.
The Beidou system is a major national science and technology project implemented by the Party Central Committee. The project started in 1994, the Beidou No. 1 system was completed in 2000, and the Beidou No. 2 system was completed in 2012. The Beidou-3 global satellite navigation system has been fully completed and opened for service, marking the decisive victory of the project's "three-step" development strategy. my country has become the third country in the world to independently own a global satellite navigation system. At present, more than 120 countries and regions around the world use the Beidou system.