Anti-US Protests in China.

[Henry C.K. Liu]

There are reports of widespread anti-US protests all over China.  Some
cities are reporting increasingly serious violence against US consulates
which required calling out Chinese soldiers to maintain order.
The waves of protest are not likely to subside soon, but instead are
expected to escalate.
The prospect of a consulate facility being occupied by protesters or
some Americans getting hurt or killed in the streets are increasingly
real.  If that happens, the Chinese government will be put in a very
difficult dilemma.
Public anger is building and the Chinese government may not be able to
take a hard line against popular patriotism to maintain order.
With June 4 anniversary approaching, the complexities of domestic
politics makes the outcome of any mass protest unpredictable.
The pressure on the government is extremely intense.
The news that the Chinese embassy was hit by 3 laser guided missiles
fired from three separate direction, has rendered NATO's lame
explanation of technical failure inoperative.  The excuse that the
embassy was misidentified by the use of old maps is laughable.  NATO
repeatee claim of the surgical approach meant that a map identifying all
foreign embassies should have been standard operational proceedure.
Unless Washington take drastic step to calm Chinese mass anger, peace
may not last beyond the end of June.

Henry C.K. Liu