Mixed signals on boycott movement

Image via WikipediaEfforts by angry online citizens to organize a boycott of foreign goods and services, especially focusing on the French retailer Carrefour, has triggered off both praise and warning by the central authorities, reports Reuters.
The comment is already very carefully in not condemning the actions:

The official commentary [by state news agency Xinhua] that appeared late on Thursday said the boycott demands were an ”unadorned expression of patriotic zeal and a sincere demonstration of public opinion”.
But it balanced the praise with a warning not to challenge the government’s policies of opening to foreign investment. ”Patriotic zeal must enter onto a rational track and must be transformed into concrete actions to do one’s own work well,” said the commentary widely distributed in the Chinese media.