Que up a swarm of black swans

[shuggy]

Hmm, is that territorial dispute between Japan and China related to the political succession crisis in China? Agence France-Presse reports the Senkaku dispute could be a play by outgoing Hu Jintao to stay in power. Or it speculates the crisis could be the Chinese military asserting itself in the absence of a smooth transition in the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.

I've seen nothing here in Hong Kong but Chinese patriotic anger appeared to increase over the weekend. A Panasonic factory was set on fire in Qingdao and a Toyota dealership was looted during protests in over 50 Chinese cities over the weekend, according to the New York Times. Protestors again gathered outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing and some threw rocks and eggs at it to vent anger at Japan's move to buy the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/world/asia/xi-jinping-returns-amid-tumult-in-china.html?ref=china&_r=1

More pics of violence here:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/postcards-furious-china

A woman discovers her Japanese brand car has been demolished

Demonstrations in Changsha, Hunan

A store display in Nanjing bears the sign THE DIAOYU ISLANDS BELONG TO CHINA!

 

[Aaron Sice]

......and people think that this nationalistic anger cant possibly come home to roost in Australia, when we say "oh by the way, those govt owned corporate entities that own farmland here are no longer welcome, go starve".......

 

[Fifth]

A banner on a store called pattad reads: "pattad firmly defends China's right to the Diaoyu Islands. / We will give a 15% discount to customers who yell THE DIAOYU ISLANDS BELONG TO CHINA! in the store / We will give a 20% discount to customers who yell JAPAN ALSO BELONGS TO CHINA!"

^The last sentence is a bit worrying.

Anyway, thanks for posting. This hasn't been given much mainstream news coverage.

 

[equitymate]

The happy staff at the Audi dealership with "we will Kill every Japanese Person" sign is not a good look for the German Company.

 

[Propertunity]

Here's a few more.

 

[plusnq]

Great images. You know it's not a black swan if it is obviously reported though?

 

[Mr. Ploppy]

That's true and the same could be said about the latest world war looming with 4,000 marines dispatched last week to the Middle East.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/4000-marines-headed-middle-east-part-peleliu-amphibious-group-dispatch

Que these up with war spin offs and black swans can appear. No good can come of this... it's no wonder more than 60% of the US distrust their media according to the latest Gallup poll.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/157589/distrust-media-hits-new-high.aspx