2008 turns out to be a year of trouble for China
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080512/capt.caa7749643574910b7e6e87a5b70c650.china_earthquake_xaw802.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=AIc.B7hvC_kVBTGq.YX9gw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Chinese students help a fainted classmate evacuate to a playground for safety in Qionglai city, southwest China's Sichuan province, Monday May 12, 2008, after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck mountainous central China. (AP Photo)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_re_as/china_bad_year)AP - China hoped 2008 would be a yearlong celebration, a time to bask in the spotlight of the upcoming Beijing Olympics. Instead, the Year of the Rat has also brought a wave of troubles ? both natural and man-made ? that are putting a heavy strain on the communist leadership.</p><br clear="all"/>
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