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According to the Washington Times (via Foreign Policy), the Chinese government is taking measures to ensure that locals attending next year’s summer Olympics will not embarrass their country. Shouting obscenities, booing during opposing countries’ national anthems, and banners with insults on them, all of which have been pretty common at smaller scale international matches held in China prior to the 2008 Olympics, are being discouraged in favor of official government sanctioned cheering styles:
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There will be jeering and maybe some violence at the football games. I mean, just look at what happens in Italy when you put two rival teams together! I don't know whether the media are just exaggerating the anti-Japanese mood by focusing on the few that carry signs or shout abuse, but either way, if you're Japanese and going to China for the Olympics, you better watch your back.