The games are now past, but the pressing need for a modicum of harmony in which to navigate the financial crisis together may be enough to keep the lid on all that unhappy history.

• 受媒体的策动（以及日本本国彻底地拒绝正视以往的战争历史），愤怒的中国人势不可挡，他们组织起来抵制日货，举行反日本机构的游行，有时以暴力方式游行。