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I don’t get why they emphasize that he’s Chinese. Seems totally irrelevant

• blinding-streak 3y ago
  If you read the full article, Wang himself discusses the differences with his Asian culture and expectations of success vs failure. And the perception of bringing shame on himself would bring shame to his entire family. It is relevant.
• aquova 3y ago
  His big claim to fame, aside from this incident which was hush hush, was that he was the first astronaut born in China to go to space, which is a pretty noteworthy thing.
• ethbr1 3y ago
  Because in his interview he explicitly says his no-failure Asian upbringing contributed to his stress during the incident?