Sure Would Be Nice if the MSM Asked Questions
...such as why the Chinese are stirring up protest against the Japanese now:
Chinese outrage is manufactured by the Chinese government. What's Beijing's beef with Japan?
Well, it could be the expansion of the Japanese navy, which might be an obstacle to Chinese naval pretensions in the Pacific, itself a prerequisite for invading Taiwan.
It could be government unease with Japanese business expansion along the Chinese coast, as more and more companies spring up which employ Japanese managers and methods.
It could be an attempt to downplay Japanese efforts to reduce the North Korean nuclear threat, which Beijing has refused to defuse itself.
It could be anger over the weak Chinese response to the tsunami disaster relief, which put lie to the claims of Chinese hegemony as an Asian power while emphasizing Japan's much greater regional power.
It could be a warning to Japan, not to militarize too much or become too close to the Americans, for fear of Chinese economic doors closing to Japanese business.
Whatever it is, it isn't a bunch of Chinese people honestly angered over Japanese "insensitivity" by releasing a textbook. The Japanese textbooks have ALWAYS been criticized by her WWII opponents for skirting the truth of Japanese atrocities during the war.
You wouldn't know that by the absolutely lame media coverage, however.
This could be a big story, but the MSM won't run with the ball, being too lazy and too in love with the Chinese Communists to cover it.
It bears watching nonetheless. Keep an eye on Condi Rice's travels---don't be surprised if she's spending some time in Japan and South Korea shortly.
Many Chinese harbor deep resentment of Japan's wartime aggression and what they see as its failure to own up to atrocities.
Some protesters wore red signs pasted to their chests bearing a traditional Chinese dragon and reading "Reject Japanese goods." Others began kicking a Toyota car caught in the middle of the crowd before it managed to drive away.
"Across the country, the mood to refuse Japanese goods is high, but nothing has been done about this. Therefore, patriotic students have organized themselves," said a notice circulated by e-mail on Friday urging people to protest.
On Saturday, the mostly student protesters carried signboards with lists of Japanese brand names crossed out and chanted slogans outside an electronics plaza urging the boycott.
Police guarded the entrance to the electronics plaza to stop demonstrators from pushing inside, and at least 20 police vans stood by to prevent the protest from escalating as the group chanted "Rise up, rise up, rise up." (Additional reporting by Brian Rhoads, Benjamin Kang Lim, Lucy Hornsby, and Reuters Television)
Chinese outrage is manufactured by the Chinese government. What's Beijing's beef with Japan?
Well, it could be the expansion of the Japanese navy, which might be an obstacle to Chinese naval pretensions in the Pacific, itself a prerequisite for invading Taiwan.
It could be government unease with Japanese business expansion along the Chinese coast, as more and more companies spring up which employ Japanese managers and methods.
It could be an attempt to downplay Japanese efforts to reduce the North Korean nuclear threat, which Beijing has refused to defuse itself.
It could be anger over the weak Chinese response to the tsunami disaster relief, which put lie to the claims of Chinese hegemony as an Asian power while emphasizing Japan's much greater regional power.
It could be a warning to Japan, not to militarize too much or become too close to the Americans, for fear of Chinese economic doors closing to Japanese business.
Whatever it is, it isn't a bunch of Chinese people honestly angered over Japanese "insensitivity" by releasing a textbook. The Japanese textbooks have ALWAYS been criticized by her WWII opponents for skirting the truth of Japanese atrocities during the war.
You wouldn't know that by the absolutely lame media coverage, however.
This could be a big story, but the MSM won't run with the ball, being too lazy and too in love with the Chinese Communists to cover it.
It bears watching nonetheless. Keep an eye on Condi Rice's travels---don't be surprised if she's spending some time in Japan and South Korea shortly.
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