This is what "I (Heart) China" means

Pics and video from yesterday's riot of 6,000 Chinese in downtown Seoul:

Invading a hotel lobby and assaulting a man:

Linking the violence with other assaults in Japan:

Free Tibet protestors attacked by Chinese students:

Normally, I wouldn't want to fan the flames of ethnic prejudice. I was in Korea in 2002, when all whites were open targets because of a traffic accident in which an American armored personnel carrier ran over and killed two girls. I also remember "No Japanese Allowed" signs put in in restaurants and bars not too much later when Koreans were furious about Japanese textbooks making claims on Korean history.

This time, though, a group really is responsible for an outrage. I have nothing against Chinese people, and know many good Chinese, but the only appropriate response to this kind of behavior is mass deportations of Chinese students. The difference in this case is that the Chinese government clearly intends to use its overseas citizens as mob enforcers of its propaganda. If that is the case, governments have good reason to block Chinese citizens from coming into their countries.

Comments

I don't think chinese government uses its citizen to do things like this. I'm sorry for what these chinese student did. But I believe they are just a group of impulsive young people who don't know how to express their love for the country. Extremists are always terrible, no matter it's chinese, or Tibetan.

[Jessica]

oops, forgot to put my name on the previous comment. anyway, chinese are very proud of the 2008 Olympics, so what tibetan/pro free tibet did really hurt chinese's feelings, as well as the face they care the most. well I'm not defending for chinese, or try to discuss tibet should be free or not, I just think while blaming chinese people/government, others should also be in their shoes and understand the "why".