Chinese astronauts arrive in Namibia for five day visit

Liu Yang, China's first female astronaut in space, and her colleague Chen Dong arrived in Namibia's port town of Walvis Bay on Monday, starting their five-day visit to the southern African nation at the invitation of President Hage Geingob.

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