China Digital Times reviews the top news stories from China in 2011

1. Year in Review
China in 2011
By
China Digital Times
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2. President Hu Jintao
visits the U.S.
Vice-President Joe Biden Visits China
Photo by SS&SS

3. China Shows Empathy and Support for Japan’s
Earthquake Victims
[Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet]

4. Ai Weiwei and others detained in
Jasmine Revolution crackdown [Photo by Bopuc]

5. The Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 90th birthday
[Photo by Tim Dawson]

6. R
Chinese charities face scrutiny following Guo
Mei Mei scandal [Photo via Tales of City]

7. A high-speed train derails as the
Ministry of Railways implodes
[Photo by · · · — — — · · ·]

8. Independent
candidates wage
unprecendented
campaigns for
local office

9. The Rise of the Micro-blog

10. Fires in Tibet:
The Dalai Lama retires from politics and may not reincarnate
Monks self-immolate to protest Beijing’s policies
[Photo by c100tibet]

11. U.S. Ambassador swap: Jon Huntsman leaves Beijing for
White House bid; Gary Locke arrives
[Official U.S. Embassy photo via Linda Cotton]

12. Netizens rally to support activist Chen Guangcheng
[Photo from Dark Glasses, Portrait]

13. Tensions in the South China Sea
Photo from Official U.S. Navy Imagery

14. Exploding melons, poisoned meat, contaminated milk
and other tales from China’s food safety wars
Photo by Jordan Pouille

15. The housing bubble
deflates
[Photo by Ming Xia]

16. Apple in China
Gaining Market
Share Losing the
Environment
Mourning
Steve Jobs
[Photo by Warren R.M. Stuart]

17. Death of toddler Yue Yue prompts national soul searching
Photo via A Mother’s Thoughts

18. Siege in Wukan
Unrest in Hubei, Inner
Mongolia, Guizhou,
Xinjiang
Environmental protests in Dalian and Haimen
[Photo via Wen Yunchao on G+]

19. China shows support for North Korea after death of Kim Jong-il
[Photo by Bert van Dijk]