Talk:Yang Liwei

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I think the Chinese term should be in the article whether we use the english astronaut or the pseudo-english taikonaut. Saying that it looks ugly doesn't seem to me to be a good reason to remove the correct Chinese term. Ark30inf 03:56, 15 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Time will tell what the preferred term for a Chinese astronaut is in English - my money's on "astronaut". There's no special reason to include a Chinese translation of "astronaut" on this page (any more than there is a reason to include a Chinese translation of the word "rocket" for example). rlandmann

We should probably take our lead from China's official news sources -- both Xinhua and China Daily use "Chinese astronaut" so we should stick to that. Fuzheado 05:52, 15 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Agree. "Taikonaut" is not a Chinese term, it is an english term invented by English news media. It is originated from "Taikonren", a nonofficial Chinese term which I believe is used mainly in Hong Kong. Wshun

Yup, it's interesting that only Western media outlets have been using that term. Fuzheado 06:39, 15 Oct 2003 (UTC)

How come almost every sentence is a paragraph? --seav 07:53, Oct 16, 2003 (UTC)

Seems like a lot of media statements are copied inside this article. Most of them actually belong into the Shenzou 5 article, as they are details on that flight, not about the biography of the astronaut. Hopefully the chinese media will release more information about their new national hero, so this article can evolve into a decent biography. andy 09:24, 16 Oct 2003 (UTC)

I squished them together and moved things around some, so hopefully it reads a bit better now. -- Finlay McWalter 12:29, 16 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Yeah, you're right that the flight details should be part of Shenzhou 5 - this is precisely what we do for Yuri Gagarin. -- Finlay McWalter 12:44, 16 Oct 2003 (UTC)

Hmm, the way the article reads now, it sounds like premier Wen Jiabao was there when the capsule landed, and greeted Yang in person. Is this really the case, or were his greetings relayed remotely (e.g. by phone)? -- Finlay McWalter 12:29, 16 Oct 2003 (UTC)

I changed the "Aftermath" section - the verbage implied that Yuri Gagarin died in a space flight. He did not.--68.202.73.70 20:54, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

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