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Chinese President Jiang Zemin, left, shakes hands with an unidentified technician after watching the blast-off of the unmanned spaceship at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province at about 10 p.m. Beijing time, (1400 GMT) Monday March 25, 2002. China launched its third unmanned spaceship, "Shenzhou III", which can carry out all the functions of a manned craft, official Xinhua news agency said. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Xinhua, Fan Rujun) (lmx)