BEIJING - The crew of China's Shenzhou XVIII spacecraft held a handover ceremony with the Shenzhou XIX crew and transferred the keys of the country's space station to the latter on Friday.

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The Shenzhou XVIII crew has now completed all planned tasks. The three astronauts will take the Shenzhou XVIII spacecraft and return to the Dongfeng landing site in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Nov 4, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

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At present, the landing site and all participating systems are making final preparations to welcome the trio back.