针锋相对China gets medieval on your country: Joan of Arc was a prostitute and Napoleon a perv. From the New York Times, pro-China protests always get the plug pulled within a few weeks: “the Chinese government recognizes that vitriolic campaigns against outsiders could easily pivot toward the Communist Party.” For now, CNN and the Dalai Lama are both getting the “sincerity” treatment from China’s Foreign Ministry. Differing accounts of the Dalai Lama’s visit to Ann Arbor, Michigan: according to the Michigan Daily, widespread support and only 15 pro-China protestors. Xinhua calls Michigan a “northeastern” state, reports hearing hundreds of Chinese-Americans and Chinese nationals from across the U.S. chant “Politics off Olympics, we want sport,” and interviews the organizer. The visit is part of the university’s “China Now” theme year (more). From Detroit’s Metro Times, UM Faces East (PDF file): a broad look at China’s connection with the “Champions of the West.” Numbers aside, what makes a Chinese student protest in America? From Stratfor Intelligence: Beijing’s Obvious Hand at the Olympic Torch Run.