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BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President
Jiang Zemin sent a message to United States President George
W. Bush on Sunday to express deep condolences over the US
space shuttle Columbia tragedy and the loss of its
seven-member crew a day before.
Jiang said the Chinese
government and people deeply regrets the disaster and the
death of Columbia's crew. However, he believed that the
mankind would continue and make further progress in space
exploration despite the setback.
On the same day, the Chinese
President also sent a message to Israeli President Moshe
Katsav to express condolences over Israel's loss of its
first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, 48, on board Columbia.
Columbia broke up Saturday
over central Texas shortly before its scheduled landing at
the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Enditem
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