S1E17: In a Beijing park, the elderly take a second shot at love: Letter From The Bureau
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Synopsis: Every first Friday of the month, The Straits Times\' foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST\\u2019s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe.
\\nThey talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises.
\\nIn this episode, she chats with ST\'s China correspondent Aw Cheng Wei.\\xa0
\\nThe idea of senior citizens looking for romance is no longer a stigma as older Chinese people become more affluent and seek out the better things in life. And Changpuhe Park is where they often find it.
\\nHighlights (click/tap above):
\\n0:59 Covid-19 put a stop to a twice-weekly ritual in a public park next to the famous Tiananmen Square
\\n3:07 The quiet but picturesque setting for the seniors romance\\xa0
\\n4:57 The idea of a complete family unit shapes expectations
\\n6:59 Are the children ok with parents looking for romance?
\\n9:30 Some entrepreneurial mainlanders are making money off loneliness
\\n11:10 Is this a story where they live happily after?
\\nRead Aw Cheng Wei\\u2019s article here: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/lonely-elderly-park-their-reservations-and-look-for-love
\\nProduced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis, Hadyu Rahim and Fa\\u2019izah Sani
\\nEdited by: Hadyu Rahim and Fa\\u2019izah Sani
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