China praised the inclusion of Hong Kong's first astronaut in the Shenzhou-23 mission as a success of the 'one country, two systems' policy. Officials hope this inspires more young people from Hong Kong to contribute to national technological development.

Beijing has hailed the inclusion of Hong Kong’s first astronaut in the Shenzhou-23 mission as the “fruitful result” of the “one country, two systems” framework, while expressing hope that more young people from the city will be inspired to contribute to the country’s technological development. At a press briefing on Wednesday, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning described the successful launch of the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft and the arrival of Hong Kong payload specialist Lai....