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We're somewhat late bringing this to you, but yes, over the weekend, anti-French protests took place over the weekend all over China outside Carrefour stores in Hefei, Qingdao, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Jinan and Kunming. Although these were mainly anti-French anti-Carrefour protests, they were described by People's Daily as "protests against Tibetan independence".
As usual, ESWN has been on top of things bringing us the latest news. This incident related last Thursday by ESWN may explain why Carrefour Wuhan has seen some of the strongest protests. Apparently, passers-by had captured the Chinese national flag outside the Hongshanjia (Wuhan) store at half mast. ESWN explains this was most likely unintentional (because security guards soon corrected the situation after the photos were taken) and in fact, it isn't even clear that the flags are the responsibility of Carrefour.
Another more recent story relates to Jin Jing, our Paralympian heroine who had bravely defended the Olympic torch from some pro-Tibetan protestor in Paris during the torch relay. ESWN tells of how she has become the greatest traitor of the Chinese nation literally overnight for merely suggesting that people should be careful about the Carrefour boycott, because the many Chinese employees of that company would be the first to suffer.
See the photos below collated by ESWN from various news sources and also reader Clark Wang. The authorities are undoubtedly watching the newfound protest-organising powers of the people (remember the maglev protests?) with a very wary eye, because who knows when the tide will turn and who the people will be protesting against next?
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ESWN tells of how she has become the greatest traitor of the Chinese nation overnight for merely suggesting that people should be careful about the Carrefour boycott, because the many Chinese employees of that company would be the first to suffe
hey. ESWN only said she was labeled by some netizens, not all. Your narration is misleading. in Any societies, there are left and right wings, mild and radical people. People have the freedom to express. Just because a few Chinese call her "traitor" doesn't mean all Chinese all her "traitor".
RichardLee: Go start your own blog and illumine our minds with the truth, O wise one.
can you all spot me in the pic?
Well, expats may not like it, I dont like it and now you know how easily the Chinese people can be misled...and still you attack no media freedom or human right of parade? I would thank CPC on their wise control of the public opinion... not on this one but for most other work they did...
If these people go against CPC, the party will be over soon... Freedom of speech kills autocracy. But do I need that so much 'human right' when I am pretty sure the autocracy is doing a good job? The point is we dont wanna take risks... putting an end over CPC now is way too much risky.
Yeah i am against the rude slogan over the taxi as well. Is it against law to refuse the french to get on their taxi?
discipline!
WELL DONE !
CPC government did what a government should have done over such crises.
to those ignorants who has been acusing the CPC governments planning and stimulating such protests. Open up your fucken eyes and see the truth.
"Open up your fucken eyes and see the truth."
It is a well known fact that the Party controls the news that can be reported in the domestic press and that certain Tibet-related stories (Jin Jing and the torch for example) have gotten a lot of coverage in local papers as opposed to other stories (peaceful protests by monks - which have been common,and which problematise Chinese policy in Tibet - as opposed to the much rarer, although more visible riots).
My purpose in this comment is not to place moral blame for the Tibet situation, but to say that you can in no way say the Party is not to some degree responsible for the escalation of nationalist sentiment in recent days. A certain degree of nationalism is convenient for the Party. Too much is potentially inconvenient. This is why only now, after several days of tension, has the official press published statements saying that too much anger can be harmful.
Denying this is to deny the Party's role in disseminating "proper" news within China. I would hope your nationalism hasn't blinded you to that fact.
taihan....whatever fuck
in the eyes of racist scumbag like you, right will turn into wrong in your fucken tiny ratten mind !
I am only gonna ask.....do you want to push the handicapped girl Jin Jing as well !? Hvae you ever felt sorry for the wheelchair girl ?!
you fucken cold bloody animal ! stop trying to act moral here !!
hey tommylee - go buy yourself a thesaurus and see if you can find some other words to get your message across.
and what is ratten? is that like the hay stuff the make rugs out of?
is it rat like?
or simply rotten, like you approach to debate?
Here's a very good point raised by a commenter on the Time China Blog.
...does it really matter if the French are being singled out? The anti-French sentiments will fade. The important issue is how the entire problem has changed from Tibet to Chinese citizens vs. the west. No one talks about Tibet or how to address the issue anymore. It's all "Chinese protest against the West!!" these last couple of days.
Tommylee, you are obviously unable to have a rational discussion. I don't mind debating with people who can actually discuss issues. You obviously don't know how.
For example, how was what I said in any way racist? Where did I say that it was right to accost Jin Jing or put images of her in the papers? And what is wrong with someone, or anyone acting morally? Would you prefer that we all act immorally? I guess that would make criticism of other people's points of view easier.
cnn distortion of truth needs to be stopped. You are brainwashed by misinformation. YOu think support an unjust war is patriotic. When millions of civilians are killed and more than 4000 of our own are killed for what? Now when CNN calling names to chinese people as goons and thugs should not be rejected by Chinese people? HOw about other people call Americans are all brain dead morons? Dont you feel insulted? If that comment is from CNN, would not you feel like protest?