WORLD NEWS: "China Reins in Nationalistic Anger: Government Stifles Anti-West Protests; Olympics Play Role," by Geoffrey A. Fowler, Juliet Ye and Loretta Chao, Wall Street Journal, 24 April 2008, p. A6.

As China's leaders have learned in the past, once it gets going, nationalism among the youth can quickly get out of hand, especially since the large majority of that 210 million online are under 30.

Of course, when outsiders sample sentiment online, they're choosing from a very restricted pool. So beware analyses that suggest "all" of China is up in arms. Young people in China aren't allowed to get jacked about much, so when given a patriotic chance, they tend to go overboard, like young people everywhere.