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by zellux 5927 days ago
I'm just wondering where you get this public opinion, which is quite different from what I heard. And I'm in Shanghai, China.
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Not your parent poster, but his comments were very similar to what I heard in Chongqing, which is more traditional and less cosmopolitan than Shanghai/Beijing.

My friend in Beijing has a completely different attitude.

Tiny sample size, just my personal experience.

See my other post below, but to add:

A lot of what I'm basing this observation on is poking around in Xiaonei (Chinese Facebook knockoff), the chatter in there is alarmingly (and almost militaristic) anti-west. This may be because the part of the social graph I was looking at was mostly upper-class Chinese (being that my main "in" with the Chinese is international students/expats, who are much better off that most).

It is likely (in fact, most probably) that the working class Chinese would have entirely different views.

Very interesting that you mention militaristic. Been observing similar attitudes and frankly it scares me.
Just nationalism.... the tea baggers are just as vitriolic...
Not sure why you got downvoted - I would say the comparison is apt. I've seen some disturbing things on Xiaonei, things like a map of the USA with a gigantic PRC flag sticking out of it, and other bits of aggressive nationalistic posturing.
The wealthier off probably are more invested in their national identity.