Related thematic articles: [Recalling 1998] 1. The whole nation fought against a historically rare flood. 2. Clinton impeachment case, sex scandal. 3. The 1998 World Cup was held in France. Eventually, France defeated Brazil 3-0 and won the trophy for the first time in history. [Recalling 1999] 1. Parades and demonstrations were held nationwide to protest against NATO's bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia. 2. Ho Iat Seng was elected as the Chief Executive of Macao, and the whole country celebrated the return of Macao. 3. Jordan announced his retirement, and the Bulls dynasty collapsed. [Recalling 2000] 1. The 27th Sydney Olympic Games. China ranked third in gold medals, just behind the United States and Russia. 2. The first batch of cases in the Xiamen mega-smuggling case were publicly sentenced in the first trial. 3. In March 2000, the "Internet bubble" burst. [Recalling 2001] 1. Beijing, China won the hosting rights for the 29th Olympic Games in 2008. 2. After 44 years of struggle, the Chinese football team qualified for the final stage of the World Cup for the first time. 3. China joined the World Trade Organization. 4. On September 11, the United States suffered terrorist attacks. [Recalling 2002] 1. Shanghai won the hosting rights for the 2010 World Expo. 2. The arson tragedy in Beijing Internet cafes led to a comprehensive crackdown on Internet cafes. 3. In 2002, the euro was officially circulated. [Recalling 2003] 1. All people fought against SARS; the manned space flight of Shenzhou V was a complete success. 2. The Sun Zhigang incident attracted widespread attention. 3. The US launched the Iraq War, and Saddam was captured at the end of the year. [Recalling 2004] 1. Our country won 32 gold medals and 63 medals in the Athens Olympics, achieving a historic breakthrough. 2. Avian influenza ravaged 10 countries and regions in Asia. 3. The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami killed more than 200,000 people. [Recalling 2005] 1. The manned space flight of Shenzhou VI was a complete success. 2. Renminbi adopts a flexible exchange rate mechanism. 3. A major water pollution incident occurred in the Songhua River. [Recalling 2006] 1. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway was fully laid. 2. Farmers in mainland China bid farewell to the "imperial grain and national tax" with a history of 2600 years. 3. Blogs gain momentum, talented woman Xu Jinglei's "Old Xu Blog" set a record of 50 million clicks, and Chinese netizens entered an era of mass blogging; online parody became popular for a time. [Recalling 2007] 1. It was the tenth anniversary of China resuming the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. 2. Our country's first lunar exploration project was successfully completed. 3. Our country reformed the "Golden Week" vacation system that had been implemented for nearly ten years. [Recalling 2008] 1. Beijing successfully hosted the Olympics, China won 51 gold medals and topped the gold medal list for the first time. 2. The whole country united to fight the freezing disaster; the strong earthquake in Wenchuan, Sichuan on May 12. 3. A financial storm swept across the globe.