| I think that there has to be a distinction between the people and the government of a country. I don't think those French, British, and American protesters especially hate Chinese people or China, they just don't like its government and its policies. However, since China is very much a part of the "face culture", anything against China is taken very personally. As you said, the Olympic Games are like China's "wedding". In the West, we usually don't taken attacks on our country so personally. In fact, I don't think we really care a whole lot about the Olympics either. I really, really worry that these boycotts will continue and things will spiral out of control. Extreme nationalism is not good for anyone. |