The Occupy Wall Street movement has captivated the public in China. The Asia Times Online calls it the "Great Wall Street Revolution" which sounds like it could have come straight out of China's revolutionary history.
According to the paper, China's "new leftists" have staged street protests in at least two cities of Henan province, Luoyang and Zhengzhou, in the past few days to show their support for what they think is an American revolution. It reports how people in Henan's Luoyang gathered at the city's Zhouwangcheng Square, put up a big picture of Mao and displayed a huge banner with the slogan "To Staunchly Support American People's Great 'Wall Street' Revolution!"
The China Daily's deputy US editor, Chen Weihua, has blasted what he says is a 'shameful' media blackout, accusing the media of ignoring the movement of people angry that the top 1 per cent of America controls most of the wealth there. "Isn't that a serious concern for journalists, whose primary responsibility is to speak for the voiceless in their society?'' he writes. "It is a shame that most so-called mainstream media outlets have miserably failed to inform the public over the past two weeks."
Given that Shanghai is now trying to turn itself into a global financial hub to rival Wall Street, it will be fascinating to see how this plays out.
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