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07/28/2008: "Concerns over China's strengthening position in the world"

After centuries of humiliations at western hands, few could fairly deny China a self-glorifying day in the sun. But how to stop Beijing over-egging its nationalist pudding; how to prevent superpower turning to super-arrogance as has happened elsewhere is the big post-Olympic question.

The EU and US should work together to influence China's future polices rather than compete for political influence and economic benefits, Song and Fraser suggested. If they did, Beijing would be more likely to accept its responsibilities as a world power operating within international institutions.

Transatlantic collaboration on China, like other issues, cannot be taken for granted, but appears highly desirable. As the Olympics spectacle may soon vividly illustrate, China's bold new nationalism could, if mishandled or misjudged, morph into an abrasive, new century imperialism with unfathomable consequences.

[ Chinese nationalism is no more nor less sacred than American nationalism, surely?

The thing is though - American nationalism is really American patriotism - in that it is about loyalty to the state. The American state however is a tool of corporations and does not represent the best interests of the American people who pledge it such unthinking support. In fact, the corporations are disguising themselves in the cloak of American patriotism so that vast sums of money from the American taxpayer will fund their various international globalist ventures - including wars and coups that create markets and seize resources.

I doubt that this is how Chinese nationalism works. At the moment the nationalism within the Chinese state appears to represent the nation rather than private corporate interests. That is commendable - although if it is good for anyone it is only the Chinese people, not you or I.

In the future, there is a strong risk that globalist corporate interests will attempt to gain more control over the Chinese state, like rats deserting a sinking ship, as America declines. The introduction of a more "democratic" system would ensure this, as democracy relies upon financially cosying up to corporations who end up being the pipers calling the tunes. ]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/28/china.olympicgames2008