Anti-Japanese protests in China

It's all very strange that this past weekend we saw protests in China against Japan for issues related to almost 70 years ago. Sure there's no love between the countries but this nationalistic chest beating from China really gets old. I've worked with the Japanese and have traveled numerous times to Japan and yes, they do a pretty poor job of addressing that period of their own history but I have also witnessed first hand many of the aid projects sponsored by Japan in the developing world.

I don't know why, but from what I have seen in neighboring countries along the Chinese border, the Chinese receive a free pass from the world media and governments. Maybe it's time for Japan to be more open about their history but then again, it might be time for China to talk a little more about it's extensive support for the likes of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge not to mention the military junta in Myanmar, among other dictatorships.