Yang Liwei is a Chinese major general, former military pilot, and former taikonaut of the People's Liberation Army. In October 2003, Yang became the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. From Wikipedia
Crew's Historic Six-Month Stay In Space Includes Repairing Damages by Space Debris, as Pentagon Records: Chinese Space Program Second Only to U.S. with Surpassing 290 ISR Satellites and Advanced Anti-Satellite Missile Capabilities.