The rise of the Tea Party movement in the US has most countries worried about the consequences. China, with its state media, is in a better position to influenc

The rise of the Tea Party movement in the US has most countries worried about the consequences. China, with its state media, is in a better position to influence its populace along the lines that it considers beneficial to its foreign policy. While the same isn't true for most of the other large/powerful countries, it is a fact that even the free press in these countries take quite an alarmist view over the growing influence of Tea Party thinkers in the US.