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When is China going to launch another manned spacecraft?Posted by Eric Mu, September 3, 2008 2:05 PM
Many of today's newspapers reported that China is going to launch another manned spacecraft before the end of September. The reports say that China's third manned spaceship, Shenzhou VII, originally planned for an October launch, has been rescheduled to lift off before the National Day holiday on October 1. However, a report in the Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post refuted those stories:
Today's paper also printed the names of the top 800 of about 15,000 participants in Shanghai's leg of the "The Human Race," a Nike-sponsored 10 kilometer run held in 25 international cities on August 31. Shanghai runners as a whole placed second to last out of the 25. The paper reported:
The article ended with a professor from the Shanghai University of Sport saying that the result is alarming, as it shows that China is not paying enough attention to physical exercise. The Oriental Morning Post is not the only newspaper that is being alarmist about the physical condition of Chinese citizens. The top headline in today's Daily Sunshine reads "70% of Shenzhen residents lack exercise." That conclusion was reached based on a poll conducted by the Shenzhen Health Education Research Institute in which only 30% of 6,530 respondents said that they exercise regularly. The research also indicates that the number of overweight people in Shenzhen is 18.29% higher than the national average. 45.75% of respondents said that they have too much stress, and 27.60% said they always feel depressed. Links and Sources
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Comments on When is China going to launch another manned spacecraft?
No doubt, many Chinese need more physical exercise, although China tops on the gold medal count.
It's not at all surprising that a Chinese city ranked second-last in the 10k race. The population as a whole is not conscious about the importance of maintaining their health. Exercise? Pffft... they'd rather spend the time and money on eating out and smoking. It's a rather sad fact.