BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Two Pakistani candidates Muhammad Zeeshan Ali and Khurram Daud have been selected as the first foreign astronauts to train for China's space station missions, the China Manned Space Agency announced on Wednesday.

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on April 16, 2026 shows Shenzhou XXI astronaut Wu Fei performing extravehicular activities (EVAs) outside China's orbiting space station. (Photo: Xinhua)