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Nationalistic 'Hanbando' Lacks Healthy Perspective By Kim Tae-jong Staff Reporter South Korean president (played by Ahn Sung-ki), left, holds hands with a North Korean leader as a gesture of the cooperation between the two nations in new movie “Hanbando.” The new movie ``Hanbando'' (the Korean Peninsula) begins with the hypothetical premise that Japan will emerge in the near future as the main opponent of the unification of North and South Korea. It also criticizes Japan's historical distortions of its rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945. Although the sensitive theme appeals to Korean audiences, who know the...

China steps up patriotism campaign07/08/2005 By YUSAKU YAMANE, The Asahi Shimbun BEIJING-Strong anti-Japan sentiment in China has prompted Beijing to change course and embark on a wide-scale patriotism campaign for events marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. Chinese Communist Party sources said during the planning stages at the beginning of the year that most of the events would be focused on the victory over fascism, much in line with the tone of similar events in the West. However, worsening relations with Japan, triggered in part by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the war-related Yasukuni...

/begin my translation China: The Biggest Hacker Group Plans Massive Attack Against Japan 2005-07-02 Chinese hacker organization, 'Hong-ke-lian-meng', the largest in China and the fifth largest in the world, announced that they would mount massive hacking attack against anti-Chinese sites in Japan between this month and September, according to Hong Kong daily, Wen-hui-bao. The paper reported that this attack would be larger than the one in last April when massive anti-Japanese protests erupted all over China.  It is rather unusual that the hacking plan was publicized beforehand. It reflects the serious anti-Japanese sentiment among Chinese, due to Japan's offensive remarks on...

Anti-Japan rallies dampen one-third of Japanese business plans in China 48 minutes ago TOKYO (AFP) - The recent violent anti-Japanese protests in China have made more than one-third of Japanese companies scrap or put off their plans to set up business in the country, a according to a survey. The survey by Teikoku Databank, a private sector think tank, found that of 848 companies that had plans to begin operations in China, 275 or 34.6 percent of them had put their projects on hold and another seven firms dropped plans altogether. Fifty-four companies said they did not know what to...

Plum tree planted by China's Jiang in Sendai cut down Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 05:37 JST SENDAI — A plum tree planted in 1998 by then Chinese President Jiang Zemin in a park in Sendai, capital of Miyagi Prefecture, has been cut down, the Sendai city government said Tuesday. Police said they have begun investigating the incident, suspecting it is related to the recent series of anti-Japan rallies in China. (Kyodo News)

South Korean "Nationalism": A Dangerous One-Way Street Anger at Japan is understandable; lack thereof at Communist China is not by D.J. McGuireChina E-Lobby May 06, 2005 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun (Carsten Koall/Getty Images) Over the last decade, the most powerful current running through South Korean politics has been "nationalism," as defined by the 386 generation that has championed it. To hear them say it, they are the only true defenders of the Korean nation from outside forces- usually the United States or Japan. These "nationalists" are the ones most likely to come to Kim Jong-il's defense, as best represented...

Chinese Police Head Off Anti-Japan Protests Claro Cortes IV/Reuters Tiananmen Square was closed Wednesday morning for a youth pageant. It reopened under heavy security. By JIM YARDLEYPublished: May 5, 2005 BEIJING, May 4 - Thousands of police officers in Beijing and Shanghai stood guard on Wednesday in a show of force to ensure that one of China's most sensitive political anniversaries did not erupt into a new wave of angry protests against Japan. Greg Baker/Associated Press Chinese paramilitary police officers stood guard Wednesday at the Japanese Consulate in Shanghai. The May 4 anniversary, a pivotal date in defining modern Chinese...

Wednesday May 4, 6:39 PM No anti-Japan protests in China, square closed Chinese 18 year olds assemble at Tiananmen Square for a government-organised coming-of-age ceremony in Beijing May 4, 2005. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV Photo: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) - Tiananmen Square was closed to the public on Wednesday and police guarded the Japanese embassy and ambassador's residence, but there were no signs of fresh anti-Japanese protests as China marked a sensitive anniversary. China has been nervous about a possible resurgence of anti-Japanese sentiment after three weekends of nationwide protests last month. The vast square was closed for a government-organised coming-of-age ceremony...

Anti-Japan protests may signal power struggle By Bennett Richardson TOKYO - Anti-Japan violence, statements and other developments in China suggest the recent political situation in Beijing has been less stable than outward appearances indicate and that a hidden power struggle may have occurred during the past few weeks of unrest. State-run newspapers in China have recently suggested that the anti-Japan riots across the country are part of a plot to destabilize the Chinese leadership, and have taken pains to emphasize the conciliatory tone of Chinese President Hu Jintao during a recent meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the...

May 3, 2005 Beijing Finds Anti-Japan Propaganda a 2-Edged Sword By JOSEPH KAHN Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press An anti-Japanese protest in Shanghai on April 16. Such sentiment is rife in China's urban middle class. Doug Kanter for The New York Times Li Bin, head of a chain of health clubs, say the Chinese government takes too soft a line against Japan's playing down of its wartime Doug Kanter for The New York Times Wang Liqun the founder of a paper company. EIJING, May 2 - Of all the customers his paper company has worldwide, Wang Liqun appreciates Japanese the most. Unfailingly...

Chinese protesting more as social problems grow Beijing may find it hard to retake reins - Kathleen E. McLaughlin, Chronicle Foreign Service Sunday, May 1, 2005 Shanghai -- Anti-Japanese demonstrators who drew global attention as they marched -- and sometimes rampaged -- in China's large cities in recent weeks are part of a growing climate of dissent in the country, analysts say. Despite its rising prosperity, China has seen a dramatic increase in public demonstrations after several years of nervous quiet followed the violent government crackdown on the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989. The number of protests grew to more...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/27/international/asia/27china.htmlState-Run Chinese Paper Lashes Anti-Japan Protests as 'Evil Plot' By JOSEPH KAHN Published: April 27, 2005 EIJING, April 26 - A top Chinese state-run newspaper said in a staff editorial this week that the wave of popular protests against Japan were part of an "evil plot" with "ulterior motives," suggesting that at least some elements of the Chinese leadership now wish to portray the demonstrations as a conspiracy to undermine the Communist Party.The editorial, published in The Liberation Daily of Shanghai on Monday, used the most strident language to date in an escalating campaign against the anti-Japan protests, which officials...

/begin my translationChina, "A Pressure Cooker Which Can Blow Up Anytime"Seven Oppressions in China: an Analysis by Asia Weekly Ji Hae-bum hbjee@chosun.com  04/26/05  Chinese society  is like a 'pressure cooker' with its safety lid tightly closed. recent anti-Japanese protest served as a way to relieving pressure from 7 oppressions by (Chinese) authorities.  The latest (May 1st) issue of 'The Asia Weekly' in Hong Kong assessed, "For last 15 years, under the slogan, ' Stability is above everything else,' China repressed the freedom of public assembly, which was guaranteed in their constitution, thus closing the channel for expressing discontent and frustration. (Recent) Anti-Japanese protest  is...

SPEAKING FREELYToday anti-Japan, tomorrow anti-Beijing?By Aaron Kyle Dennis Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. SHANGHAI - What's at stake when 20,000 people in Shanghai take to the streets? On Saturday, April 16, at about 9:30 in the morning, throngs of Chinese took to the streets around Shanghai's People's Square. Armed with eggs, bottles, stones and a long-standing anti-Japanese nationalist sentiment, these angry patriots flowed like a river through 16 kilometers of the city, merging like flooded tributaries into a raging torrent of...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid=731&e=10&u=/ap/20050426/ap_on_re_as/china_japan_protests World - AP Asia   Shanghai Detains 42 Tied to Japan Protests Tue Apr 26,12:05 AM ET By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press WriterSHANGHAI, China - Authorities in Shanghai have detained 42 people and formally arrested 16 accused of "disturbing social order" during recent anti-Japanese protests, in the government's sternest warning so far against further unrest, state media reported Tuesday. Mon Apr 25,10:57 PM ET Anti-Japanese protesters march with banners which read in Chinese 'Return to us Diaoyu Island,' below, and 'Protect our homeland with blood' through the street Saturday April 16, 2005 in Shanghai, China. Authorities in Shanghai have...

A Mob Attack on Woman Driving a Japanese Car  <Click Here For Video Clip> A Chinese woman was driving her Japanese car. She blundered into frenzied crowds who were in anti-Japanese protest. They attack her car.The following are the rough translation of some of dialogues that went on.Crowds: "Smash it! Get out! Get out!"A woman: "I am not a Japanese. Please help."Crowds: "Money you paid for your car would be used for building Japanese military."

People urged to shun unauthorized marches www.chinaview.cn 2005-04-21 20:17:49 BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhuanet) -- A spokesman for China's Ministry of Public Security Thursday asked the public not to attend unauthorized marches and protests or spread messages that instigate such events. The spokesman said the ministry fully understands the patriotic sentiments of the masses of people, including students, that participated in the recent spontaneous protest demonstrations in Beijing and Shanghai over Japan's offensive attitude toward its own aggressive history and behavior that has hurt the feelings of the Chinese people. "We hope Japan will seriously respond to the concern of the...

Chinese community in Japan fears violence AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press TOKYO - Duan Yuezhong has some advice for fellow Chinese citizens in Japan these days: Don't speak Chinese in public, avoid reading Chinese newspapers on the subway and always get along with Japanese colleagues. Duan, one of some 460,000 Chinese living in Japan, has good reason to be jittery. Japanese nationalists have reacted to violent anti-Japan protests in China with their own sporadic but troubling attacks on Chinese establishments in Japan. "I've heard of harassment before, but my friends have never had experiences this bad," said Duan, 47, who heads...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4473579.stm A Head Start in Patriotism In Shanghai, angry Chinese defied government appeals for calm to launch anti-Japanese protests

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050422/wl_asia_afp/japanchinaprotests_050422075719China shuts down anti-Japanese websites amid fears of more protests   Fri Apr 22, 3:57 AM ET BEIJING, (AFP) - China has shut down several anti-Japanese websites to prevent people from organizing more protests through the Internet, in a further indication the government fears the demonstrations will get out of hand. AFP/File Photo   The websites had carried messages calling for large-scale demonstrations on May 1 and May 4 in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wenzhou and Chongqing cities. May 1 is marked as Labor Day in China, while May 4 is the anniversary of the landmark 1919 May Fourth Movement -- in...

By Playing at 'Rage,' China Dramatizes Its Rise By HOWARD W. FRENCH Published: April 21, 2005HANGHAI, April 19 - The banners had been carefully printed, the slogans memorized, and the students and young unleashed onto the streets of China's largest, most sophisticated city, where they were to speak sacred truths and make the enemies of the people tremble. Liu Jin/Agence France-Presse - Getty ImagesOn Saturday, Shanghai held a clearly stage-managed rally against Japan. To some, it recalled the Cultural Revolution. Chinese today have little experience of mass organized protests, so when the Government tolerated - some would say encouraged -...

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/20/international/asia/20china.html?oref=loginApril 20, 2005 Chinese Official Orders End to Anti-Japanese Demonstrations By JOSEPH KAHN EIJING, April 19 - China's foreign minister called Tuesday for an end to anti-Japanese protests, the first signal that the leadership may no longer welcome the sometimes violent demonstrations that have underpinned a new and more confrontational approach to Japan.The minister, Li Zhaoxing, told a meeting of the Communist Party's propaganda department attended by 3,500 people that government, military and party officials, as well as "the masses," should stay off the streets, state media reported."Cadres and the masses must believe in the party and the government's ability...

China put on notice over its currency By Andrew Balls and Scheherazade Daneshkhu in Washington Published: April 17 2005 19:11 | Last updated: April 17 2005 19:11The Group of Seven leading industrialised countries this weekend put China on notice that it must shift to a more flexible currency regime, with finance ministers demanding it take action immediately.  The G7's communique repeated its call for "more flexibility in exchange rates" where it was lacking, to help promote more balanced global growth, and added a demand that "vigorous action is needed to address global imbalances". Officials said there was no discussion of...

Anti-Japan protests raise doubts over Chinese government's control By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai Published: April 17 2005 16:53 | Last updated: April 17 2005 16:53Large political protests in China are a rarity and even planning a march can lead to jail-time. As a result, the series of anti-Japan demonstrations in China over the last two weeks has prompted suspicion the government was working behind the scenes to promote the protests. Yet with the latest round of marches over the weekend, including an occasionally violent, 20,000-strong demonstration in Shanghai, the perception is growing that the anti-Japanese sentiment might be slipping...

/begin my translationFirst 'Anti-Japanese Strike' by Chinese; Japan Calls Protestors 'Controlled Mob'Chung Kwon-hyun from TokyoSong Ui-dal             from Hong Kong 04/18/05Anti-Japanese protests in China are getting violent, and anti-Chinese sentiment in Japan is rising. The relationship between two countries is showing a sign of further deterioration. On (Apr) 16th, 3,000 Chinese workers at "Sun Electrics Co.(?)," a Japanese company located in Dong-guan City near Shenzhen, went on a strike against 'Japanese distortion of history, Daoyutai Island dispute, and Japanese bid for Security Council.' They burned Japanese flag(s), and broke glasses of the factory.  Posters were put up in (nation's) college campuses including ones in...

More than 30,000 people protest Japan in China's Shenzhen 52 minutes ago World - AFP SHENZHEN, China (AFP) - More than 30,000 people demonstrated against Japan in southern China's Shenzhen city, a Japanese consulate spokesman told AFP. The demonstrators gathered in separate groups outside the Japanese supermarket Jusco in this boomtown near Hong Kong Sunday, said Chiharu Tsuruoka, spokesman for the Japanese consulate in Guangdong province, where Shenzhen is located. "There were five groups today. The first group of 1,000 arrived at Jusco supermarket at 10:30 am (0230 GMT)," said Tsuruoka. "The second one with 10,000 people passed by at...

By Ina Park Wednesday, April 24, 2002 at 09:30 JST SEOUL — A group of former South Korean commandos hacked a squealing pig daubed with the word "Koizumi" to death on Tuesday, to protest against a weekend visit by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to a controversial war shrine. Dozens of riot police surrounded the van which was parked close to the Japanese embassy while the ex-agents — who say they were trained to infiltrate North Korea — drew knives and repeatedly cut and stabbed the "Koizumi pig." Both South Korea and China have protested against Sunday's visit to...