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China's 60th anniversary was the top story of 2009. (Image: China News Service)
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Top five headlines of 2009
At the beginning of every year, it's traditional to examine the highlights and low points of the year just past.
In this special edition of World Viewpoints, Radio86 takes a look at the year that was in China. Here are the top five news stories that dominated headlines in 2009:
China turns 60. October 1, 2009 marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. CRI has a special report that traces the country's rise. The country celebrated on a grand scale, showcasing the biggest military review in its history, according to CBC. Were the celebrations meant to show the world that a new superpower has arrived?
China's economic growth. While the rest of the world was trying to limit the effects of the financial crisis, China's economy was expanding. A People's Daily report points out that China, despite expectations to the contrary, met its target of 8 percent growth in 2009. The forecast for this year looks rosier, as China becomes the world's largest exporter, overtaking Germany, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Xinjiang riots. On July 5, violence flared in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, claiming over a hundred lives, Xinhua reports. In the aftermath of the riots, blamed on Uighur separatists, courts handed out death sentences, the latest of which were announced on December 23, Yahoo! News reports. According to a top Xinjiang official cited by Reuters, maintaining stability in the region will be a long-term struggle.
A/H1N1 scare. Fears that the A/H1N1 virus would cause the same havoc that SARS did saw China taking preemptive steps to limit the effects of the disease. In 2009, China inoculated almost 50 million people against swine flu, in the largest immunization campaign in the world, an official told AFP. China still hasn't let its guard down, as it called for more vigilance against the spread of the virus with the coming Chinese New Year, Metro News reports.
China's role in the global climate change fight. In the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen last December, China's role in the global fight against climate change was called into question. After the talks, which led to a non-binding agreement, came charges that China blocked the negotiations, the Financial Times reports. China has denied the accusations and maintains that the Copenhagen Conference was a significant step in combating climate change.
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| Footprints of the People's Republic CRI - 1st October 2009 A special report compiled by the journalists of CRI tracing the highlights of the history of the People's Republic of China. China's 2009 economic growth wins worldwide praise People's Daily Online - 5th January 2010 China, by leading the world economic recovery, fulfilled the target of eight-percent economic growth this year with resolute and proactive fiscal policies, which won and will win confidence from overseas countries in 2009 and in the years to come. Death toll in Xinjiang riot rises to 140 Xinhua - 6th July 2009 The death toll has risen to 140 following Sunday night's riot in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the regional government said Monday. H1N1 vaccination extended in China China Daily - 11th December 2009 The Chinese government has expanded its A/H1N1 vaccination priority group to include pregnant women, migrant workers, and people with close contacts with animals such as butchers and veterinarians. As disease experts predict that the virus will peak in the coming months, these groups are thought to also be at a high risk for contracting the disease. Copenhagen Climate Change Conference China.org.cn - 7th December 2009 A special report by China.org.cn about the United Nations COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen |
China celebrates 60 years of Communist rule with pageant redolent of the Cold War era Telegraph - 1st October 2009 Under a clear blue sky engineered by Beijing's weather scientists, the latest Chinese tanks and nuclear missiles trundled through Tiananmen Square under the impassive gaze of President Hu Jintao and his politburo colleagues. China's 2009 growth likely grew at 8.5%: official AFP - 6th January 2010 China's economy likely grew 8.5 percent in 2009 despite the global downturn, but the country still faces challenges this year, including the difficult task of driving demand, a senior official has said. China sees long-term stability struggle in Xinjiang Reuters - 3rd January 2010 China's restless far western region of Xinjiang will have to wage a long-term struggle to contain separatist forces and maintain stability there, the region's top leader was quoted as saying by state media. China records 659 swine flu deaths in 2009 AFP - 4th January 2010 China said Monday it had recorded 659 swine flu deaths in 2009, nearly all of them in the last two months of the year, and warned that the danger of mass outbreaks still existed in certain areas. Beijing rejects UK Copenhagen criticism Financial Times - 22nd December 2009 China has hit back at accusations from the British government that Beijing blocked the approval of a stronger agreement at the Copenhagen climate change talks. |
China celebrates 60 years of Communist rule CBC, Canada - 1st October 2009 Tanks and other heavy weaponry rumbled across Beijing behind goose-stepping troops as China celebrated 60 years of communist rule Thursday with the biggest military review in its history. China Dethrones Germany as Top Goods Exporter The Wall Street Journal - 6th January 2010 China took over the mantle of the world's top merchandise exporter from Germany in 2009, according to the latest figures, aided by a global economic crisis that has taken a greater toll on other trading powers. China sentences five more to death for Xinjiang riot Yahoo! News - 23rd December 2009 A Chinese court sentenced five more people to death for their part in bloody ethnic rioting earlier this year in Urumqi, the capital of far western Xinjiang region, a local government spokeswoman said on Thursday. China tells health officials to brace for possible fresh wave of swine flu cases at New Year Metro News, Canada - 3rd January 2010 China is warning officials to brace for a possible new wave of swine flu infections as the country enters the busy Lunar New Year travel period. Despite nonbinding accord, China lauds climate talks as significant Boston Globe - 21st December 2009 China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, yesterday lauded the outcome of a historic United Nations climate conference that ended with a nonbinding agreement that urges major polluters to make deeper emissions cuts - but does not require it. |
China marks 60 years with spectacle of power Daily Nation, Kenya - 1st October 2009 China celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism. Tiger stalking dragon Sydney Morning Herald - 2nd January 2010 The Chinese economy has rolled into the new year at a scorching pace, as the country's most respected business news team re-emerged from political exile to warn that inflation was stalking "like a tiger". China lays first Xinjiang riots charges ABC News, Australia - 26th September 2009 China announced the first charges to be laid in connection with violent unrest in July that shook China's north-west region of Xinjiang, home to Muslim Uighurs. China says H1N1 flu spreading into the countryside Times of India - 3rd January 2010 The H1N1 strain of flu is rapidly spreading into China's vast countryside and there could be a spike in cases around the Lunar New Year period when millions head back to their home towns, the health ministry said. EU blames India, China for fiasco Hindustan Times - 24th December 2009 As climate scientists described the Copenhagen climate accord as a disappointment, Europe — which drafted the accord — blamed India, China and US for the ‘weak’ document. |
