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  • China's fury doesn't wash, but why the froth?(evidence of staged protests)

    04/14/2005 5:47:50 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 7 replies · 363+ views
    Asia Times ^ | 04/14/05 | Marc Erikson
    Greater China Apr 14, 2005  China's fury doesn't wash, but why the froth?By Marc Erikson SHENZHEN - Here in Shenzhen from Hong Kong last Sunday with a couple of friends for some weekend shopping, I had the misfortune of bumping into a several-thousand strong anti-Japanese demonstration at a shopping center - a day trip wasted. Demonstrations had also been held the previous Sunday in this special-economic-zone city across the mainland border with Hong Kong. At that time, some Japanese (and for good measure, other) department store display windows were smashed, some items looted. This has been going on for...