Some even put a positive spin on a crisis that has focused world attention on China's only tropical holiday isle. Of course, anger is the first word. We believe our party and our government will handle this matter smoothly through diplomatic channels. They just keep bullying the Chinese. We don't want the situation to get worse.
War is bad for both sides.
Despite the strong words, hostility towards foreigners is not apparent and daily life seems to be going on as normal. Fu Dunchun, a law professor at Hainan University, said that the aircraft had severely infringed upon China's sovereignty. But he said that the local impact of events was seen as minimal. A spokesman for the Haikou City Tourism Bureau said it was difficult to detect any impact on the number of visitors to the island. From the statistics these days we have found no effect at all.