Ugly Chinese nationalism exposed

[dArKeR]

China's national soccer team lost by a score of 3 to 1 to the Japanese team in the Asian Cup final in Beijing on Aug. 7. For the increasing number of ultra-nationalistic Chinese, losing the championship at home to the hated Japanese was simply unbearable.

During the game, Chinese fans shouted -- among other insulting chants -- "Kill! Kill! Kill!" After the game, they burned Japanese flags, pelted the Japanese team bus with bottles, and pounded a limousine carrying a Japanese embassy official.

The bitter collective memory of Japan's invasion of China and the brutality of its soldiers during the war certainly has contributed to a prolonged anti-Japanese sentiment over the years. The unwillingness of the Japanese government to "sincerely apologize" for the wrong the Japanese did to China has not helped either.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2004/08/16/2003198998

[WMliberal]

1. taipei times... hmm, slight bias possibility

[BOHICA06]

2. Nanking ... Shanghi

...yep, there might be some lingering hostility.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Japan should just get it over with and apologize . . . nt

[enfield collector]

4. agreed, however the Japanese probably don't want to lose face

by doing so.