¡¡¡¡BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Yang Liwei, China's first astronaut who spent 21 hours in space orbiting the globe 14 times, will meet the public soon, said Xie Mingbao, director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office Thursday.

¡¡¡¡Calling Yang a "space hero" and a "national hero" of China, Xie, at a Beijing press conference Thursday morning, said that Yang has surprised everyone with his excellent performance in space.

¡¡¡¡However, he didn't specify when and how Yang will meet the public. Enditem