Protests in China

It is pretty much known that the Chinese protest against Japan's application for seat in UNSC.

The protest is growing and last Saturday, more than 10,000 anti-Japanese protesters hurled rocks, bottles and eggs and shouted abuse at the Japanese embassy and the residence of the Japanese ambassador.

This is the biggest demonstration since the 1999 crack down on Falungong and might also remind of the Tiananmen Square movement in the 1980s.

What is missing is the official coverage of the protests. There is none - no reports on television, newspapers or news websites - does this sound familiar to the news reporting about the death of the Pope? The only media that is reporting are ant-Japanese websites.

Why would the government blend these protests out? The reason could be economic, since the ties between the two countries improve, and, for example, Japan's economic recovery after a longtime decline is very much related to China's economic boom - with benefits on both sides. This could be one reason - are there others?

(By Asia Business Consulting)