Tim:
The Chinese are pissed off because 1) the Chinese government has lied to the Chinese people about the embassy bombing (claiming it was not an accident, but an intentional, pre-meditated attack); and, 2) has never told the Chinese people the truth about Kosovo (China's government-controlled press, from the outset of the conflict, has never reported that the Serbs were murdering the ethnic Albanians; rather, the Chinese press reports that US-led NATO is a hegemonic organization bent on controlling lesser nations).
Hence, after first being fed daily reports on how the US/NATO is "criminally" attacking an innocent Serbia, the Chinese people are then told that NATO has now targetted them! So, understandably, they react (with a government-sanctioned "wink and nod" to attack US interests in China).
Yes, the US/NATO made a horrible blunder. Yet the violent response to this tragedy rests solely with an irresponsible Chinese government; a government comprised of some very weak, scared leaders.
regards,
JS |
