Diplomatic analysts have said Beijing appeared to be taking a tough stand toward Tokyo to appease domestic public opinion within China, where the standoff incited nationalistic protests.
The crowds were generally calm, and in general the rally lacked some of the high emotion that has marked other nationalistic protests.
Like Luthuli again, Boahen may not have won that presidency but his role as the father of modern Ghanaian protest and nationalistic politics should not be in doubt.
After the June 2016 court ruling by The Hague on the South China Sea concluded in favor of the Philippines, China's censors worked overtime to dampen protests from nationalistic "angry-youth". The censors' targets weren't surprising: international, pro-ruling, and collective action content.
Many in China viewed the Olympics as "an affirmation of a single nationalistic dream" and saw protests during the international torch relay as an insult to China.
"USA, USA, USA," roared the crowd back in an attempt to drown out the protest that felt awkwardly nationalistic, but prompted Bush to address the campaigners directly.
The fact that the detention took around the anniversary of Japan's 1931 invasion of northeast China, spurred scattered street protests and calls by nationalistic Chinese bloggers to take a firm stand against Tokyo.
Protests have grown increasingly nationalistic and anti-American, with members of the June 30 Tamarod (Rebellion) coalition that took to the streets in unprecedented numbers to oust Morsi now speaking out against the United States.
The Olympics are an obvious target for protests, given the bigoted and nationalistic facades of Olympics past — the white male leadership for so many decades, the kowtowing to Hitler in 1936, the recent taint of financial favor from potential host cities, including Atlanta and Salt Lake City.
The Olympics are an obvious target for protests, given the bigoted and nationalistic facades of Olympics past — the white male leadership for so many decades, the kowtowing to Hitler in 1936, the recent taint of financial favor from potential host cities, including Atlanta and Salt Lake City.
