The Shaanxi provincial government issues rules dictating what nannies and domestic help can wear/do. Chinese suspect the rules fear nannies becoming mistresses.

A Nanjing traffic police officer stops a car with black Volkswagen Santana with military license plates for running a red light, using his body to block the car. The drivers of the military car come out and argue with the police officer. Netizen reaction supports the police but all internet discussion was censored and deleted after a few days.

Over 70 Chinese babies have developed kidney stones due to all drinking the same Sanlu brand milk powder. Sanlu blames counterfeiters, Chinese citizens outraged. Government blamed for failure to act. Baidu suspected to be involved in censoring negative news.

Days before the 2008 Olympic Games, a foreigner in Beijing holds up a sign: Please give me a hug. Uncertain and unsure, most Chinese passing by avoid her. On the internet, some say it is culture difference, others just want a chance to hug a hot foreigner.