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Chinese Pension Pending for Longtime U.S. Consulate Worker
Zhao Wen-jin, a 75 year old Chinese handyman who served the Amoy consulate from 1926, may finally receive an American pension after a State Department review found him eligible. Despite consulate closures and shifting occupations, Zhao remained on the payroll earning about $53 monthly, with forms now sent to China for completion.
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Washington
Zhao Wen-jin
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State Department
Amoy
Xiamen
China
Fujian Province
Zhao
Formosa Strait
Taiwan
Philippines
Peking
Office of Personnel Management