China's preparations to hold the Olympic Games that August further fuelled patriotic sentiment, which welled up again in the wake of the global financial crisis.

ECONOMIST: Nationalism online

The labor volatility at Japanese factories reflects not only the deeply entrenched patriotic sentiment of Chinese workers, but also the hierarchical corporate culture of these firms and the communication difficulties between Chinese workers and Japanese management.

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