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China to build library honoring "father of space technology"

China is planning to build a library honoring the country's "father of space technology" Qian Xuesen, who died on Oct. 31 at the age of 98. The library, which will be built at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where Qian once pursued his study, occupies... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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