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September 16th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Some Chinese observers believe that America is backing Japan over the island
dispute.
Leon Panetta, the US Defence secretary, arrived in China on Sunday and warned
that territorial tensions could bubble over into conflict.
“I am concerned that when these countries engage in provocations of one
kind or another over these various islands, that it raises the possibility
that a misjudgement on one side or the other could result in violence, and
could result in conflict,” he said.
There have not been any reports of serious injuries to Japanese living in
China, but Yoshihiko Noda, the prime minister of Japan, called on the
authorities, who appear to be tacitly allowing the protests, to ensure the
safety of citizens and businesses.
“This situation is a great disappointment and so we are protesting”
to China, he told Fuji Television.
Finally, by Sunday evening, the authorities seemed to be trying to put the lid
on public anger and the state media called for the public to be “rational”
and obey the law.
The protests came as Xi Jinping, 59, China’s president-in-waiting, reappeared
after two weeks of mysterious absence. Mr Xi is just weeks away from being
anointed as China’s next leader, and his sudden disappearance raised fears
that he may have health problems.
He reappeared on Saturday and on Sunday the Foreign ministry said he would
attend a meeting of South East Asian leaders in the southern region of
Guangxi this Friday.
Thein Sein, the president of Burma, Thongsin Thammavong, the prime minister of
Laos, and Nguyen Tan Dung, the prime minister of Vietnam, will also be there.
In addition to the anger at Japan, China has recently quarrelled with Vietnam
over disputed territories in the South China Sea.
Some observers in China noted that the protests have been a useful distraction
from domestic politics for the public, and that censors have allowed
protesters to use social media to coordinate their marches.
The word “demonstration” was one of the top trends on Sina Weibo,
China’s version of Twitter, although by the end of the day the authorities
had blacked out the words “Japanese embassy”. Chinese censors are
usually extremely quick to delete any posts that might spark unrest.
Some Chinese state media urged protesters to refrain from violence.
“Smoking city blocks, overturned cars, faces contorted with anger – these
are not the images of a civilised society,” the Beijing Youth Daily
wrote on Sunday.
However, the nationalist Global Times newspaper suggested the protests were
strengthening China’s position against Japan in the struggle for the islands.
“China’s strong expression of its anger and countermeasures are
legitimate and reasonable,” it said, in an editorial. “With a high
level of support from the public, China is gaining the upper hand
psychologically in such a contest.”
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