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We've come a long way from the 2003 British lectures about American obtrusive ray-bans and Kevlar losing what British soft hats and smiles had won. That quote about defeat from "a senior U.S. official" about the British withdrawal from southern Iraq is probably accurate, but it belongs to a larger, more disturbing context: (1) the popular British anger at the U.S. (whether evidenced by the "poodle" slur or the latest Pew poll finding that a bare majority of British subjects approves of the U.S.); (2) a growing acknowledgement of British weakness and appeasement, as exemplified not just by the escape...

As human rights protesters dogged the Beijing Olympics' torch relay around the world, as supporters of Tibet condemned the violent crackdown in Lhasa, and as Darfur activists demanded change in China's Sudan policy, Chinese young people worked themselves into a different form of righteous anger. In online forums and chat rooms, they blasted Beijing's leaders for not being tougher in Tibet. They agitated for boycotts against Western businesses based in nations that object to Beijing's policies, and they directed venomous fury against anyone critical of China. The anger has even spread to American college campuses. In April, Chinese students at...

After the White House lawn blunder, poll shows Hong Kong residents more and more sided with Chinese government and resent US policy: Issue #1: The White House master of ceremony announced the playing of the national anthem of the Republic of China. - 33% said that the American goverment deliberately set this up to insult China - 21% said that the American government was of poor quality - 23% said that it was an unintentional mistake - 19% said that it could be either intentional or unintentional Issue #2: When the female FLG member disrupted Hu Jintao's speech, she was...