The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao made an inspection in the China Meteo- rological Administration ECMAF on December 11, 2009. Accompanied by Dr. Zheng Guoguang of the CMA administrator, the Premier began his tour in CMA at the National Satellite Meteorological Center ENSMCF where he was welcomed by the NSMC director-general Yang Jun. In the satellite operation control room the national leaders listened to the introduction about the development and application of the Chinese meteorological satellites. With great interest Premier Wen inquired about the process of data reception in real-time of the satellite observation, and he expressed satisfaction for the efforts improving the stability and reliability of the satellite operational system. He was pleased at hearing that the Fengyun satellite is becoming an important part in the world meteorological observation system. While receiving a FY-3 satellite model from Yang Jun as the souvenir for his visit, the Premier was quoted as making the comment:"Without Fengyun satellites, we are unable to make accurate, timely, and effective weather forecasts, neither are we able to get the data for scientific study on clime change. It is important for us to speed up the development of meteorological satellites"
