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.