What really makes the video clip viral isn’t that a Chinese woman was gang raped by Japanese soldiers, but what happened after (or, to be more exact, during) the rape. It’s the kind of nationalism that even most Chinese find absurd and annoying.

A recent patriotic declaration by popular novelist, Guo Jingming, has made discussions about patriotism in China reach a new high point. For most netizens, to love China as motherland or to love the China lead by the Communist Party is an easy distinction to make.

A long post explaining the journey of how a patriot-used-to-be grows into a patriot-no-more got viral on Sina Weibo and stirred up heated debates about the need and the right way to be patriot in a country like China.

A video with the title “Mother China, I need you! – Huanyan Island” was quietly shared among Chinese netizens, gaining over 90K hits in less than one day.

CCTV anchor He Jia mistakenly claimed the Philippines as part of China’s territory in her news program. Yet, Chinese netizens think that there was nothing wrong with what she said.

Two recent news articles regarding the standoff between China and the Philippines in South China Sea bring nationalistic sentiment to a new high point. While netiznes still support the government’s sovereignty claim in the region, they feel betrayed by the government’s non-action.