tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post3725033472438404467..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: Don't Look At UsMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-80609876498247343132010-10-18T03:04:17.289+09:002010-10-18T03:04:17.289+09:00Note that all these violent anti-Japanese demonstr...Note that all these violent anti-Japanese demonstrations all took place in secondary Chinese cities where there are no Japanese consulates present.<br /><br />The Japanese diplomatic missions in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai were all relatively tight in security and no sign of any protest could be seen.<br /><br />Some dissidents have speculated this is actually a calculated move by the Communist Party to let the public vent their steam while at the same time diverting attention away from the embarrassment caused by their most high profile political prisoner Liu Xiaobo winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The timing is just too uncanny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-51211842065664924442010-10-17T20:15:43.989+09:002010-10-17T20:15:43.989+09:00Well, as other posters have pointed out, street pr...Well, as other posters have pointed out, street protests are an everyday event in China. I would want to see data showing that these protests against Japan are significantly above the general noise level before I (or you, or Okumura) credit it with any significance whatsoever.<br /><br />Or to put it another way: the right-wing and loony religious fringe in Japan (a fair number of whom seem to be Koreans for whatever reason) are always up in arms over something or other, and it only matters if they manage to make a splash over and above the general speaker-van induced noise. Similarly, any Chinese protest only matters if it somehow manages to rise above the rioting happening every day in every corner of the country.<br /><br />A decent test of either is to look for foreign-news reports since they need to ruthlessly winnow out only the significant news - if, say, European press is silent regarding some Asian protest or another, then it most likely doesn't mean a thing.Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.com