2008 in China explained

Events in the year 2008 in China.

Incumbents

Governors

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Sports

Births

Deaths

See also

Tropical Typhoons of 2008

Notes and References

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  2. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/5652453.html UN: Asia faces sharp food price inflation
  3. News: 'Dozens die' in China train crash . BBC News . April 28, 2008 . 5 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511224553/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7370375.stm . 11 May 2011 . live . dmy-all .
  4. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/06/18/2003415043 Officials drop plan to visit Diaoyutais
  5. http://www.c4isrjournal.com/story.php?F=3592374 Taiwan arrests analyst on espionage charges
  6. News: Peru's 'copper mountain' in Chinese hands . BBC News . June 17, 2008 . John . Simpson . 13 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080924010832/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7460364.stm . 24 September 2008 . live . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Rational, firm stand urged on Diaoyutai - The China Post . 2008-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080617221038/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign%20affairs/2008/06/15/161056/Rational%2Dfirm.htm . 2008-06-17 . live .
  8. Web site: Taiwan recalls its Japan envoy over Diaoyutai Islands clash - The China Post . 2008-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618152225/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign%20affairs/2008/06/15/161051/Taiwan-recalls.htm . 2008-06-18 . live .
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  32. News: China's Evermore Office suite takes off . https://web.archive.org/web/20081102124210/http://www.itnews.com.au/News/87921%2Cchinas-evermore-office-suite-takes-off.aspx . 2008-11-02 . dead .
  33. News: Private guards ward off Somali pirate attack . David Osler . November 14, 2008 . November 17, 2008 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201104114/http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/private-guards-ward-off-somali-pirate-attack/20017590589.htm . December 1, 2008. dead.
  34. News: Chinese fishing boat reported hijacked off Kenya . Associated Press . November 14, 2008 . November 17, 2008 . The International Herald Tribune . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213163148/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/14/news/Piracy.php . February 13, 2009 . live . mdy-all .
  35. News: Workers riot at Chinese toy factory . Toronto . The Star . William . Foreman . November 26, 2008 . 1 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012091252/http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/543500 . 12 October 2012 . live . dmy-all .
  36. Web site: Chinese, Japanese PMs meet for boosting bilateral ties . 2008-12-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023081412/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/13/content_10499574.htm . 2012-10-23 . dead .
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  38. Web site: EU troops to help combat piracy . Scotsman. Anita Chang. December 20, 2008. December 20, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081223152931/http://news.scotsman.com/world/EU-troops-to-help-combat.4811005.jp. 23 December 2008 . live.
  39. News: Chinese crew used beer bottles to fight off pirates . London . The Times . Anne . Barrowclough . December 20, 2008 . 5 January 2009 . 10 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240310204135/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ . live .
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  43. Web site: INDIAN CATHOLIC - Comatose elderly bishop of Hengshui dies - . www.theindiancatholic.com . 15 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080311074506/http://www.theindiancatholic.com/report.asp?nid=10198 . 11 March 2008 . dead.
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  50. News: 20 August 2008 . Mao's successor Hua Guofeng dies . . live . 2010-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120408181038/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7572298.stm . 2012-04-08.
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  52. Web site: Former Chinese basketball star Mu Tiezhu dies at 59_English_Xinhua . 2010-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081024231628/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/14/content_9995065.htm . 2008-10-24 . dead .
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  55. Web site: Veteran army leader dies at 102_English_Xinhua . 2010-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090110141926/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/25/content_10248146.htm . 2009-01-10 . dead .
  56. Web site: Confucius' 77th main-line descendant dies in Taiwan_English_Xinhua . 2010-09-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090112071648/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/28/content_10269542.htm . 2009-01-12 . dead .
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