The Shenzhou-18 crew members, who are currently on board China's Tiangong space station, will conduct their second extravehicular activities (EVA) within the next few days, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Tuesday.
The Shenzhou-18 crew was launched into space on April 25, as the third manned mission during the application and development stage of China's space station and the 32nd flight mission of the country's manned space program overall.
Since the successful completion of their first EVA on May 28, the Shenzhou-18 crew has completed the maintenance of the space station experimental cabinet and component installation, space station cabin environment monitoring, and preparation for the second EVA, according to the CMSA.
The experimental projects in the fields of space material science, space life science, and aerospace medicine have also been steadily advanced by the mission crew, according to the CMSA.
Shenzhou-18 crew to conduct second extravehicular activities
Music has been serving as a bridge to strengthen the friendship between China and Tajikistan.
Since China and Tajikistan established diplomatic relations in 1992, the bilateral relations have achieved leapfrog development. Under the Belt and Road Initiative, exchanges between two countries have also become more and more frequent.
The Tajikistan state college of music arts in Dushanbe, the country's top music academy, is one of the examples that showcase the cultural exchanges between two countries.
Gulbnur Rahmonova is the head of the college's folk music department. She gave a solo Guzheng performance in 2019 when Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Tajikistan.
"[When the performance ended,] there was prolonged applause. It's safe to say that no one in Tajikistan had ever performed with such an instrument; neither had anyone played it in front of state leaders. Therefore, the performance was really surprising," Rahmonova said.
In November 2015, Tajikistan state college of music arts signed a cooperation agreement with Lanzhou University of Arts and Science, allowing students from both sides to exchange and study in the other college.
"China and Tajikistan are good friends working together for the Belt and Road Initiative. Therefore, I've got an idea to translate this Tajik song into Chinese, and dedicated it to my friends back home and the friendship between China and Tajikistan. So the song is sung in both Tajik and Chinese languages," said Imirin Bexti, a Chinese Tajik studying at the Tajikistan state college of music arts.
Music deepens friendship between China, Tajikistan
