Diaoyu island slogan

On the issue of protecting fishing, it is absolutely not allowed to abandon the law and harm the legitimate rights and interests of other citizens on the pretext of safeguarding national interests.

Yesterday, "Safe Beijing" published a Weibo saying that some people spontaneously came to the front of the Japanese Embassy in China, waving national flags and shouting slogans, condemning Japan's illegal behavior of "purchasing" Diaoyu Islands. In the process of expressing patriotic enthusiasm, everyone maintained a rational attitude and cooperated with the guidance of the on-site police, and the scene was orderly. Yesterday, people in other cities spontaneously expressed their patriotic enthusiasm and condemned the Japanese government for "purchasing the island".

The Japanese government's illegal act of "purchasing" Diaoyu Islands violated China's sovereignty and aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people of China. It is normal for China people to use their weekend breaks to protest the Japanese government's "purchase of islands" and express their patriotic enthusiasm.

The Japanese government should learn about China's public opinion from the patriotic enthusiasm of China people and the slogan of protecting fisheries. If China continues to violate Japan's national interests, hurt the feelings of the Japanese people and stimulate their emotions, it will hurt the non-governmental exchanges between China and Japan and further shake the foundation of Sino-Japanese relations.

While expressing patriotic enthusiasm, the people should also realize that they should be rational, civilized, patriotic and law-abiding. Patriotism does not need populism and violence, and it does not need to be at the expense of normal domestic social order; To be patriotic, you must say no to "beating, smashing and looting".

Although there are very few "patriots" who violently beat, smash and rob, their social harm is quite great. It is reported that recently, online patriotic car stickers are selling well, and most of the buyers are Japanese car owners. There are also some Japanese restaurants, even if the owners are all from China, they have to put up patriotic slogans to show the identity of their compatriots. They are all worried about the safety of their property.

Some "beating, smashing and looting" phenomena in various places show that personal "patriotism" is in the wrong direction. They may not realize that patriotism today is different from that of 100 years ago. Patriotism is no longer just a part of nationalism, but to build a modern country ruled by law, civilized and democratic on the basis of nation-state. Contemporary patriots are also citizens of this country.

Now, true patriotism is to bid farewell to the patriotism of the Boxer Rebellion. Can't say, because of patriotism, you can do whatever you want and be lawless. It cannot be said that on the issue of protecting fishing, we can abandon the law and harm the legitimate rights and interests of other citizens on the pretext of safeguarding national interests.

On the one hand, we continue to call on the people to be patriotic rationally and be patriotic citizens instead of being a thug who "endangers the country"; On the other hand, it is necessary for local government departments to actively assume the responsibility of maintaining social order and bring individual people who "beat, smash and rob" under the banner of patriotism to justice.

On September 13, Shenzhen police confirmed that four people had smashed Japanese cars during the boycott of Japanese goods on August 19 and had been arrested by the procuratorate. In a country ruled by law, this is the right thing to do. Local governments also need to be more active in fulfilling their responsibilities, not just investigating afterwards, but making emergency plans and maintaining good social order. When some illegal and criminal acts appear, they will take decisive measures in accordance with the law and stop them in time, with a clear attitude and strong measures to ensure that citizens' legitimate property is not infringed.

Patriotism does not make the country worse, but makes the country better. Patriotism needs to defend both national interests and values. When people express patriotic enthusiasm, it is commendable to remain rational and law-abiding. Only in this way can we show the powerful internal strength of a country to the outside world.