As the torch passed through the Korean capitol Seoul, Chinese nationalists lined the streets to welcome it, outnumbering those who were there to protest against China's brutal occupation and repression on Tibet. Despite the Tibet supporters being there as part of officially organised and permitted demonstrations - not something the Chinese supporters can claim - they were treated increasingly aggressively by the Chinese. Flags were ripped away from them, they were chased, punched, kicked and had rocks and bottles thrown at them. There was even a case of a group of Tibet supporters chased into a hotel by Chinese and beaten on the floor of the lobby.
It seems the Chinese government's policy of violent repression towards any alternative ideas has become part of many Chinese people's collective consciousness. These extreme nationalistic tendancies are getting increasingly worse as the Olympics draw nearer and more extreme cases of the people echoing the government are coming to light.
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