CHINA AND THE RISK OF
SPONSORED "PROTEST".
Early on in the Arab Spring / Tunisian Virus/ I wrote about
the fear in China of such a social event taking place on the "mainland".
As I watch and read of the events taking place there now,
the Bo event and the issue with Japan, I can't help but wonder what China may
be trying to achieve or perhaps, may be trying to avoid!
One theory on the Bo incident that I have is based upon the possibility
of conflict within the Chinese ruling party.
Could it be that a more Nationalistic line of thinking is
attempting to rise to the forefront of Chinese leadership?
Could it be that those who have lived in the world of,
"we must be patient and passive in order to overtake the West", have
lost their collective "passive attitude"?
Is there a faction in China that truly believes the time for
China to move to the head of the line is now?
Was the move against Bo, a move to put this faction back in
check?
One thing is for sure; China needs to be very careful how
they manipulate "protest" inside China.
The disappearance of the perceived inbound leader for over
two weeks was a topic that did not go unnoticed by many in the world.
What was the reasoning behind that event???? Soccer
injury??? ya.. right...
Allowing the youth of China to mass and then become violent
is something the Chinese leadership can not underestimate.
If a truly Nationalistic fervor is taking shape in China and
the current target of that fervor is Japan, no love loss there, then the
"Party" might just find itself trying to cope with an issue that
could easily transition into a far more dangerous topic.
Public dissatisfaction with the "Party".
We only need to look at the events in Egypt to understand
how a movement can start with one intention in mind, and end up with a
completely different outcome.
I know this; China and the concept of
"Nationalism" is a far more dangerous issue than protest at Western
Embassies over a trumped up video.
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