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Tibet Protest met with angry reaction from Chinese in Tiananmen Square

by mtippett | August 9, 2008 at 10:15 pm

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While their protest was initially regarded with curiosity by onlookers, a group of young Chinese men suddenly started shouting ``Get out! Get out!'' and began aggressively surrounding the foreigners, the footage showed. Some wore red and yellow headbands, China's national colors.

But here is the most interesting development:

While their protest was initially regarded with curiosity by onlookers, a group of young Chinese men suddenly started shouting ``Get out! Get out!'' and began aggressively surrounding the foreigners, the footage showed. Some wore red and yellow headbands, China's national colors.

The view from the West is that we will liberate the Chinese from their repression but perhaps Chinese nationalism is a stronger force than the West recognizes. On the other hand, this might also be the same kind of anti-protest tactics that we've seen here in Canada.

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