The snow and ice disaster in southern China, the "5. 12" Wenchuan earthquake, the glory and dream of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Sanlu infant milk powder incident that shocked both at home and abroad, the take-off of Shenzhou VII, the successful realization of the dream of three links across the Taiwan Strait for decades, the 30th anniversary of the full swing of reform and opening up, President Hu Jintao's warm spring trip, Medvedev and Obama successively reached the top of the Russian dollar throne, which became more and more intense. Terrorism has exploded one after another ... The past year of 2008 has given us too much sadness and joy, tears and laughter, love and hate. If one word is used to summarize and refine this lost year of 2008, it is "unforgettable".
Unforgettable "2008 China"
China people always have a special feeling for the first snow in the New Year. However, who would have expected that since mid-June, 2008, 5438+ 10, a rare continuous large-scale low-temperature freezing rain, snow and ice weather has spread to more than ten provinces in China. On the eve of the Spring Festival, TV, airports, railway stations and bus stations are full of pedestrians waiting to go home, and highways are full of "long queues of cars", officers and men of armed police and people shoveling snow. The Spring Festival of the Year of the Rat in 2008 has also solidified into a permanent memory in this rare ice and snow disaster.
However, when the Chinese people haven't come out of this snowstorm for a long time, a bigger disaster has quietly come. On May 12 14: 28, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province. In an instant, 69,227 compatriots were killed and17,923 compatriots were missing. Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Chongqing 10 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities with a total area of about 500,000 square kilometers have become disaster areas. There are 1.565438+ ten thousand people who need emergency relocation and resettlement. A large number of houses collapsed and damaged, infrastructure was damaged in a large area, industrial and agricultural production suffered heavy losses, and the ecological environment was seriously damaged. The direct economic loss is as high as 845,654.38 billion yuan, and secondary disasters such as collapse, landslide, debris flow and dammed lake are rare in the world. Wenchuan earthquake has also become the most destructive, widespread and difficult earthquake for disaster relief since the founding of New China. In the face of disaster, the people of China chose to be strong. From the moment of the earthquake, from the north and south of the Yangtze River to the inside and outside of the Great Wall, from the coast of the East China Sea to the border of the Great Wall, a series of anti-seismic hymns in the history of the development of the Chinese nation began to be written. From elderly people to ignorant urchins, long queues and enthusiastic donations can be seen everywhere in China. The national unity spirit of "one side is in trouble and all sides support" has been vividly demonstrated again in this great earthquake-resistant struggle.
Disaster comes unexpectedly; Be prepared for the happy event. On August 8th, 2008, at 8 pm, the "Bird's Nest" in Beijing National Stadium once again made China the focus of world attention. When a "China picture scroll" showing the ancient Chinese civilization and brilliant development achievements slowly spread to the world, the whole world fell for it. "This is a truly unparalleled Olympic Games." International Olympic Committee President Rogge gave his final evaluation of the Beijing Olympic Games, and the people of China seemed to feel a little relieved. China topped the gold medal in an unprecedented way, the world record was rewritten, sports superstars shone over Beijing, the organization was almost perfect, and the stadiums and facilities were first-class. There is no doubt that the Beijing Olympic Games is a monument in Olympic history. While casting this monument, it also formed the spirit of Beijing Olympic Games.
The success of the Beijing Olympic Games has given more encouragement to the people of China. On September 27th, 2008 17, when Zhai Zhigang, an astronaut who carried out the Shenzhou VII mission, completed a series of space science experiments, walked in space as scheduled and returned to the orbital module safely, the feat of China astronauts' first extravehicular activity was successfully completed.
From the low-temperature snowstorm in the south to the Wenchuan earthquake, from the successful hosting of the Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympics to the successful launch of Shenzhou VII, 2008 witnessed the national spirit of the Chinese nation to strive for self-improvement in the face of difficulties and challenges, which is becoming the most remarkable "China symbol" of this extraordinary 2008.
Unforgettable "2008 World"
A book "The Earth is Flat" shows us that the global village is not far from our real life. In 2008, unforgettable events made people witness China's extraordinary experience. As an important member of the international community, the extraordinary "2008 China" also witnessed the extraordinary "World 2008".
On May 6, when President Hu Jintao's special plane landed at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, Sino-Japanese relations opened a new page. From May 6th to 10, despite the five-day warm spring trip, President Hu Jintao's trip was in a hurry, but it was fruitful. In five days, President Hu Jintao attended 55 events intensively. During his visit to Japan, he not only met with the Japanese Emperor, but also held fruitful talks with Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. He also met with the Speakers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, leaders of the main political parties in the ruling and opposition parties and old friends, and had extensive contacts with economic leaders of the two countries, leaders of friendly groups, teenagers and the public. It has also created a new situation in China-Japan strategic and mutually beneficial relations.
In the world politics in 2008, people not only saw the active figures of Chinese and Japanese leaders, but also the birth of dazzling political stars. On March 2nd, the world witnessed the birth of Russia's youngest president. The 43-year-old political star Medvedev became the new owner of the Kremlin with a high vote. This new president, who graduated from the same university and department as Putin, is called "Putin version 2.0" by many people. In 2008, another dazzling political star as young as Medvedev was the newly elected President of the United States, Obama. 165438+1On October 4th, when the 47-year-old Democratic presidential candidate defeated * * * and his opponent John McCain and was successfully elected as the first African-American president in American history, American political history turned a new page.
Whether Medvedev won by a high vote or Obama opened a new political era in the United States, in 2008, they had to pay attention to such a serious problem: the growing international financial crisis. /kloc-in September, 2005, Lehman Brothers, once the fourth largest investment bank in the United States, issued a statement saying that it would file for bankruptcy protection on the same day. As soon as the news came out, the dollar and American stock index futures fell in unison. A large number of financial workers have lost their jobs, and "taking cardboard boxes" has become a new word for people to "joke" about Wall Street financiers who once enjoyed a good time in new york.
The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers may not have made people feel the power of this financial tsunami. When the world's major media are talking about Iceland's "insolvency" and "national bankruptcy", at that moment, many people may really feel the terrible degree of this crisis. As a result, various international summits, large and small, followed one after another, becoming a remarkable international phenomenon in 2008. Get together, get together and get together again. Whether in developed or developing countries, it seems that there is only one key issue that attracts leaders to sit together for a meeting: the financial crisis. Now it seems that the financial tsunami sweeping the world has not bottomed out, and it will remain the focus of attention of politicians all over the world for some time to come.
Now, the bell of 2009 New Year has rung, and 2008 has become a historical dust, but we are convinced that when we look back and cross the historical time tunnel in the future, 2008 will leave us an eternal and unforgettable memory.