China's Shenzhou-16 mission, C919 commercial flight, ZGC Forum and Sci-tech Workers' Day

China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship, sending three Chinese astronauts to the China Space Station (CSS) for a five-month mission. It is the first manned mission since CSS entered its application and development stage. In this newsletter, we will also see China's homegrown C919 large passenger jet starting commercial operations, cutting-edge unmanned technologies displayed at the Zhongguancun (China's Silicon Valley) forum, and a story of soybean breeders dedicated to the National Science and Technology Workers' Day of China that fell on May 30.