The Chinese are fiercely proud of their country and fiercely proud of the chance to stage the Olympics. They will cheer the torch every step of the way now and there will be few, very few public protests along the route - even fewer that we in the West will ever know about or see.
But the protests haven't ended, we can be sure of that.
Expect to see organized demonstrations outside of Chinese embassies in major capitals around the world as we get close to the games and right through the end of the competition.
Expect major Olympic sponsors to become more prominent targets. These protests will draw the attention of the press and be the filter through which much of the world views the events taking place in Beijing.
There's also still the talk of boycotts and demonstrations by athletes and skipping the opening ceremonies as a way of snubbing the hosts. We'll see if any of that happens. And the world will see how the hosts react.
It's going to be an interesting 100 days. Let's hope nobody gets hurt...