Historic space walk

An interesting event was recently going on in China… or rather, in outer space, but it was closely watched by many in China. The country’s first space walk was completed successfully and people everywhere tuned in on TVs and on the Internet to watch. I found out about the time of the launch through a chain text message. It is putting people in a patriotic mood, probably not unlike what the 1969 moon landing did for Americans, and just in time for the P.R.C.’s 59th anniversary on Wednesday.