Every year, many Chinese news agencies will select top 10 news about China and about the world. At the last day of year 2008, ChineseSession.com decided to make its very own top 10 list. Let’s check back at year 2009 to compare the result from the national polls.

1. Jan~Feb, the snow and ice storm at southern China.

2. March 14, the Tibet riot.

3. May 12, Sichuan earthquake.

4. Aug. 8, Beijing Olympic Game.

5. Sept., Melamine tainted baby formula was found in many leading brands.

6. Sept. 28, first space walk by Chinese astronaut.

7. Oct. 29, Chinese stock market (Shanghai Stock Exchange Index) dropped from 6124 of all time high to 1664 in one year.

8. Nov. 5, Chinese government tossed out RMB4 trillion (about US$580 billion) to bail out economy. The local government will match about RMB10 trillion.

9. Dec. 15, direct mail, flight and business transaction started under the new administration. Chen Shuibian, the former president of Taiwan, is under criminal investigation of corruption.

10. Dec. 26, the first Chinese navy fleet was sent to the coast of Africa, after the similar trips 500 years ago.

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