Poker Cards For 2008 China & chinaSMACK Coverage

Some Chinese netizens created these poker cards showing 54 big events, news, or phenomenon for China in 2008. They include the May 12 Sichuan Earthquake (black joker), the Beijing Olympics (red joker), the successful launch of Shenzhou #7 (ace of hearts), the Lhasa Tibet riots (ace of spades), etc. All of the cards with some English translation are at EastSouthWestNorth.

Although chinaSMACK only begin in July of 2008, we are happy that we have posted about many of these news. Below are chinaSMACK’s cards and our posts related to the topic on the card:

National Football (Soccer) Team Disband/Step Down:

• China Football Players’ 30 Minute Sex in Hotel Controversy

Top 10 Shanzhai (fake things):

• Funny And Clever Chinese “Shanzhai” Brands

2008’s Top 10 Internet Terms/Phrases:

• chinaSMACK Glossary

Fined For Downloading Pornographic Video:

• Internet Police Fine Man 1900 RMB For Downloading Porn

High Official Gate Incident (Lin Jiaxiang):

• Government Official Attacks 11-Year-Old Girl

Kaiping Abuse/Bullying Girl Incident:

• Naked Chinese Girl Attacked By Cantonese Teens [NSFW]

Zhenglong Tiger Photo Case:

• Zhou Insists South China Tiger Photos Are Real

Human Flesh Searches, Double-Edged Sword:

• Shanghai Orient Shopping Centre Kappa Girl [NSFW]
• Government Official Attacks 11-Year-Old Girl
• Nanchang Long-Legged Beauty Disappoints Excited Internet Men
• Kitten Killers Return
• ‘I Like Being A Kept Mistress, My Life Right Now Is Great!’

Harbin Police Beat To Death University Student:

• Six Harbin Police Beat To Death University Student
• Harbin Student Killed By Six Police Started Fight

Melamine Milk Powder Incident:

• Kidney Stone Gate: Fake Baby Milk Powder, Sanlu & Baidu?
• Kidney Stone Gate: Sanlu Paid Consumers To Keep Quiet
• Kidney Stone Gate: Sanlu Apology & Melamine Test Results
• Kidney Stone Gate: Baidu Denies Censoring Search Results
• Kidney Stone Gate: Latest Updates & Funny Sanlu Photoshops

Yang Jia Attacks Police:

• Cop Killer Yang Jia Lives On In Beijing Graffiti

Beijing Olympics, Hundred Years Dream Realized:

• 2008 Beijing Olympics Tattoo Men
• What is Wrong with this Xinhua News Photo with President Hu?
• Chinese Olympic Team to Wear Tomato Scrambled Egg Uniforms
• World of Warcraft Welcomes You to Beijing for 2008 Olympics
• Huang Xiaoming’s ‘One World, One Dream’ and Special Olympics
• What Will Happen If Liu Xiang Does Not Win The Gold Medal?
• U.S. Olympic Cyclists Arrive in Beijing Wearing Face Masks
• 100,000 Condoms For The 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Chinese Inspired by Iraq Olympic Team: ‘Jia You!’
• China Olympic Team Movie Poster Photoshops
• Chinese Reaction to Liu Xiang Withdrawing From Olympics
• An Olympic Affair? Yao Ming and Lauren Jackson Hug
• China Football Players’ 30 Minute Sex in Hotel Controversy

Only 13 of 54 cards? Only 32 of the 151 chinaSMACK posts in 2008? Is that good or bad?

Hopefully we can have more cards for 2009?