SHANGHAI -- China successfully landed a rover on the planet Mars Saturday, becoming the second country to do so after the U.S. and moving a step closer to bringing President Xi Jinping's "space dream" of self-reliance and independent innovation into reality.
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China lands rover on Mars, marking step in Xi's 'space dream'
Zhurong will spend three months on the red planet searching for signs of life
The planet Mars, shown here in an undated NASA image, is one focus of China's space program. (NASA/Reuters)
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