'Uncle Haipeng' shows capability of older workers
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="out">out</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="this">this</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shenzhou">Shenzhou</span> <span word="XI">XI</span> <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="Jing">Jing</span> <span word="Haipeng">Haipeng</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tiangong">Tiangong</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="greetings">greetings</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="Uncle">Uncle</span> <span word="Haipeng">Haipeng</span>".</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="subtle">subtle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="import">import</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jing">Jing</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="mores">mores</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocking">rocking</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="tending">tending</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="songbirds">songbirds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span>. (<span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="them">them</span>.)</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="Jing">Jing</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="astronaut">astronaut</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> 60 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> 55 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="white">white</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="is">is</span> 50 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>-<span word="collar">collar</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> 50, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Jing">Jing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="undertaking">undertaking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="stamina">stamina</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> 50<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="affection">affection</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hug">hug</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="peck">peck</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheek">cheek</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="bat">bat</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="couples">couples</span>.</p>
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