The anti-Western fervour in China shows no signs of abating.

AFP reported angry demonstrations targeted at US broadcaster CNN and French supermarket chain Carrefour in a number of cities across China on Sunday.

Many Chinese are angry at the media, especially CNN, who they believe has been bias in its reporting of Tibet and the Beijing Olympics.

At the height of the turmoil in Tibet last month a website was launched – www.anti-cnn.com – detailing claims of misreporting and photos that had been used out of context in Western media coverage of Tibet. Some Western news organisations in China have also received death threats.

As well, CNN TV anchor Jack Cafferty caused outrage recently when he called Beijing’s leadership a "bunch of goons and thugs" and labelled Chinese exports "junk".

The anger at French retailer Carrefour – which Chinese have called on their fellow citizens to boycott – is over its alleged support for Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, which it denies.

The anti-French feeling also stems from the treatment the Olympic torch and its bearers received in the capital, Paris, earlier this month. Added to the mix is the suggestion French President Nicolas Sarkozy may boycott the Olympic opening ceremony.

AFP reported:

Sunday's protests came despite a huge police presence and as state media toned down weeks of anti-Western rhetoric over the torch relay demonstrations and foreign coverage of Tibet, which have apparently enraged public opinion.

It quoted Paul Harris, a China expert at Hong Kong’s Lingnan University, saying the anti-Carrefour, anti-CNN, anti-France sentiments all derive out of events that unfolded in Tibet.

… Harris also said that Chinese authorities were gravely concerned that anti-Western sentiment could evolve into anti-government unrest centered on unemployment, inflation and official corruption.

And the anti-West protests aren’t just confined to inside China.

There have been anti-West and pro-China rallies around the world, including in the UK, Australia, Austria, Germany, France and the US.