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dipsydoodle

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Sun Sep 16, 2012, 04:39 AM Sep 2012

Anti-Japan protests widen, China struggles to rein in anger [View all]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Angry anti-Japan protesters took to the streets of Chinese cities for a second day on Sunday, with Japan's prime minister urging Beijing to protect his country's companies and diplomatic buildings from fresh assaults over a territorial dispute.

In the biggest flare-up in protests over East China Sea islands claimed by China and Japan, police fired tear gas and used water cannon to repel thousands of protesters occupying a street in the southern city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong.

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Demonstrators looted shops and attacked Japanese cars and a restaurant in at least five Chinese cities. Protesters also broke into a dozen Japanese-run factories in the eastern city of Qingdao, according to the Japanese broadcaster NHK.

"Regrettably, this is a problem concerning the safety of Japanese nationals and Japan-affiliated companies," Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda told a talk show on NHK. "I would like to urge the Chinese government to protect their safety."

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/09/16/uk-china-japan-idUKBRE88E01K20120916

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dipsydoodle Diclotican Sep 2012 #1
Do you think pscot Sep 2012 #2
pscot Diclotican Sep 2012 #6
It's abetted by the government: jsr Sep 2012 #3
What do you bet we won't be weighing in politically or militarily on this one. cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #4
Nationalism is evil. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #5
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