An ancient proverb of China says:
above a few sunken ships,
thousands of sails will come and go!
Now,
beside the trashes littered in space,
a superb ship guided by true players in space
– those from China –
has appeared in space.

At a critical moment,
China pulls it off,
re-gaining the initiative of the human adventure,
and enabling the sons and daughters of the Great Yellow River
to re-assume the chief responsibility of human progress.
Now the proto- space age has ended,
and the true space age has begun.

We cannot forget that for about a century,
barbarians all around the world staged a bizarre rebellion.
They wielded the weapons of opium and gun-boats,
and bullied the centerland and fringes of civilizations.

For about a century,
they made it appear more glorious to be a barbarian than a person of civilization.
What a nightmare!
Now it has ended.

Today,
together,
we wish you the best,
China.
The world is yours.
Lead us forward in this new millennium, j
ust like you did,
all along!

Bye,
the century of rebellion and barbarianism.
Welcome to the new millennium of civilization.