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Events

January 25 - China's worst snowstorm since 1954, delays traffic, and causes massive power outages in central and southern parts of the country. According to Chinese news agency Xinhua report, 133 killed by 2008 China blizzard with snowstorm during January and February.^[1]
Republic of China legislative election, 2008

East Asian Cup 2008
Women's East Asian Cup 2008
Edison Chen photo scandal
The price of food continues its sharp rise, jumping by as much as 23% from January. ^[2]

Meetings between the PRC and ROC take place, improving Cross-strait relations.
Summer 2008 South China floods
The Chinese government buys Mount Toromocho Copper Mine in Peru for USD$3 billion, with potentially two billion tonnes of copper ore. The deal was brokered by Chinalco, a PRC-government owned company.^[3]
The Republic of China (Taiwan) reasserts claim to the Diaoyutai Islands. ^[4] ^[5]
China's national soccer team is victorious over the Australian Socceroos team during the FIFA World Cup qualifier at Sydney Olympic Stadium for the first time in history. The resulting 1-Nil defeat for the Socceroos was their first home defeat in a World Cup qualifier in 27 years. ^[6]
June 13: Gas leak kills six and injures 28 at Chinese fertiliser factory (Wikinews)

The 2008 Guizhou riot takes place following the alleged cover-up by authorities over the death of a teenage girl.
Resumption of Weekend Cross-strait charters between Taiwan and Mainland China after 59 years.
Six party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program continue in Beijing.
July 4: Chinese Wikipedia unblocked by government (Wikinews)
July 10: Migrant workers riot in Zhejiang province in Eastern China for three days, which originated from quarrels between workers and police. ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
July 17: The Chinese National People's Congress holds a press conference and releases mid-year financial statistics on the nation's GDP. ^[10]
July 21 - Bomb blasts in Southern China, targeting commuter buses. ^[11]
Typhoon Kalmaegi strikes areas in China.
Chinese officials claim to have foiled a terrorist plot against the Shanghai Stadium^{citation needed}.