On the 24th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated at a regular press conference that China is willing to further strengthen cooperation with other countries, jointly explore and peacefully utilize outer space, and make new and greater contributions to serving the progress of human civilization. At the regular press conference on that day, a reporter asked: We learned from the 2023 "China Aerospace Day" home event of the National Space Administration that China has donated lunar samples to Russia and France respectively. Can the spokesperson further introduce the relevant situation? Mao Ning said that exploring and utilizing outer space should benefit and benefit all countries, which is a recognized fundamental principle of outer space law. The international sharing and joint research of lunar samples can help scientists from various countries study the formation and evolution of the moon, and jointly explore the unknown world. She stated that in April this year, during the visit of French President Maxim to China, China donated 1.5g of scientific lunar samples to France. Last February, when Russian President Putin visited China, China gave Russia 1.5 grams of scientific lunar samples. The lunar samples donated by China to France and Russia were collected from the moon during the China Chang'e-5 mission in December 2020. China has always adhered to international exchanges and cooperation in aerospace on the basis of equality, mutual benefit, and win-win cooperation. It has issued the "Measures for the Management of Lunar Samples" to encourage research on lunar samples and promote the sharing of scientific achievements. She said that scientists from Australia, Russia, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Sweden have participated in the scientific research of Chinese lunar samples. Mao Ning stated that China is willing to further strengthen cooperation with other countries, jointly explore and peacefully utilize outer space, and make new and greater contributions to serving the progress of human civilization. (New News Agency)