Chinese demand their country defend its claim to Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea. The protests coincide with the anniversary of Japan's 1930 invasion of China.
Chinese Protest Japan
![Anti-Japan protesters throw water bottles towards the Japanese Embassy while marching on a street outside the embassy, Beijing, China, September 18, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/DA621D06-63E4-4BED-AF5B-4A8F081B029A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-Japan protesters throw water bottles towards the Japanese Embassy while marching on a street outside the embassy, Beijing, China, September 18, 2012.
![Protesters hold images they claim show Japanese imperial army soldiers who killed Chinese during World War II at an anti-Japan protest in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Sepember 18, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B59F9B0E-60BD-4863-956B-F27C77C1B75B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters hold images they claim show Japanese imperial army soldiers who killed Chinese during World War II at an anti-Japan protest in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Sepember 18, 2012.
![Demonstrators are surrounded by uniformed policemen and paramilitary policemen during a protest against Japan in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province, September 18, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/505F9E86-82E2-4168-ADC0-F9274683D212_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators are surrounded by uniformed policemen and paramilitary policemen during a protest against Japan in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province, September 18, 2012.
![A woman walks past paramilitary police officers standing guard during anti-Japan protests near the Japanese Consulate General, Shanghai, China, September 18, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/AC812270-2E6D-42D8-98BC-33FC1DA2D014_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman walks past paramilitary police officers standing guard during anti-Japan protests near the Japanese Consulate General, Shanghai, China, September 18, 2012.