New wave of anti-Japan protests erupts in China
By The Week Staff | September 18, 2012
An anti-Japanese protester in Shenzhen, China, throws a gas cannister as hundreds of people as they demonstrate over the disputed Diaoyu Islands.
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nti-Japan protests rocked China on Tuesday, the emotional anniversary marking Tokyo's 1931 occupation of its "giant neighbor." The rioting has escalated over a territorial dispute regarding islands in the East China Sea. Japanese businesses have shut down hundreds of stores and factories across China. And Japan's embassy in Beijing came under attack by rioters who threw water bottles and eggs at the government building.
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