Look back '08: 10 big events in China (II)

Tainted Milk

Key words: Sanlu milk powder was found contaminated with melamine in September, 22 diary companies were reported to have produced tainted dairy products, 6 babies dead, 294,000 suffering from urinary problems, 8,311.7 tons of unqualified milk products were withdrawn from market...

Financial Crisis

Key words: a severe sub-prime crisis in US last summer, spreading to other economic areas and around the world this fall, a 4-billion-yuan stimulus package unveiled in China in November, 4 interest-rate cuts by the central bank since September...

Fake Tiger

Key words: A picture of a wild South China tiger, doubts and debates on the Internet, Zhou Zhenglong, a Chinese farmer claimed to have taken the photo, Zhou's photos concluded to be fake in June, 13, government staff in Shaanxi sacked or reprimanded...

Human Flesh Search Engine

Key words: The Human Flesh Search Engine, a virtual lynching by netizens, China's first case caused by the "Human Flesh Search Engine" in January, a Chinese website and a netizen were sentenced