President greets orbiting astronauts in milestone video call

President Xi Jinping greeted two Chinese astronauts aboard the Tiangong II space lab during a video call on Wednesday afternoon.

Xi asked about the physical condition, living conditions and work progress of Jing Haipeng and Chen Dong during the half-month they have been in space so far. The mission will last a month.

"We are in good health. And our work is going smoothly," Jing said. "We can even watch live broadcasting of Xinwen Lianbo (CCTV's flagship news program at 7pm) on the spaceship with a smooth and clear picture."