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Chinese tennis player Zheng Jie knocked top seed Ana Ivanovic out of Wimbledon, the earliest exit by a top seed since Martina Hingis in 2001.

Zheng Xiaoyu, ex-chief of the State Food and Drug Administration, was just sentenced to death in China's most recent OBVIOUS SCAPEGOAT TRIAL.

Looking to show that they're taking the dangerous products coming out of their country seriously, Zheng has been ordered to be put to death for accepting bribes and allowing sub-standard drugs onto the market while performing his former role.

Only problem is, Zheng was not at all involved in the recent toothpaste/pet food/saline solution scares. He's been happily retired for two years.

Three weeks before Beijing hosts the Olympics, two weeks after Zheng Jie stormed Wimbledon, and the same week that Yao Ming returned to action with the Chinese national team, Sports Illustrated China put on its cover a tennis player who hasn't played a professional match in four years and never won a Grand Slam.

Zheng Jie wins again, becoming the second Chinese woman to make it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.

There were no surprises as China announced its Olympic table tennis squad on June 17.

The gossip website Gawker has discovered photos of the Spanish Women's tennis team making a 'slanty eye' gesture in reference to an upcoming trip to China. The Spanish men's basketball team has been criticised for making a similar gesture.

Zheng Xinyi is 27-years-old. When he was 2, he developed a strange brain/muscle/nerve disease and disorder. He cannot use his arms and it is difficult for him to speak. However, this does not stop him from living independently and dreaming that his body can one day recover. This video has been seen over 683,000 times with over 8300 comments.

The Russians have challenged other stakeholders with an interest in the Arctic region by placing the Russian flag underneath the North Pole. Can China really stay on the sidelines and watch this race, doing nothing?

A 13-year-old debate over a Chinese table tennis player's defection to Japan re-ignites in the Chinese media.