Across China, people gathered to protest Japan. Recently, a Chinese boat was taken by the Japanese coast guard off the coast of the Diaoyu Islands, disputed territory between the Japanese and Chinese. While the boat and the crew have been returned, the captain has not, and Chinese protesters across the nation are calling for his release. Authorities tried to keep the peace and were relatively successful, but these protests come on the anniversary of the Japanese invasion of China so tension is higher than normal. The Chinese government does not encourage protests but they do encourage anti-Japanese attitudes so every attempt was made to keep the protesting to a minimum. In some parts of China, the protests were more successful because the areas where they occurred enjoy more civil liberties. While relations have always been tense because of the events of World War II, Japanese and Chinese relations will deteriorate more if the captain is not released. The Chinese government has already summoned the Japanese abassador five times with no response, and the Japanese government has yet to comment on the situation.
See the article here for more details: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100919/ap_on_re_as/as_china_japan_ships_collide
By: Sam Nielsen
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