Photo gallery: Anti-Japan protests erupt in China over territorial spat
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A group of Chinese protesters marching in a demonstration on Aug 19, 2012 in Chengdu, south-west China's Sichuan province against Japan's claim of the Diaoyu islands, as they are known in Chinese, or Senkaku islands in Japanese. Anti-Japan protests broke out on Aug 19 in more than a dozen Chinese cities including Beijing and Hong Kong as authorities allowed thousands of people to vent anger over an escalating territorial row. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Anti-Japan protesters march in Harbin, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province on Aug 19, 2012. An unauthorized landing by Japanese activists on a tiny island in what the Japanese call the Senkaku chain - and the Chinese call the Diaoyu - sparked an outpouring of anger and anti-Japanese protests across China and fueled calls for aggressive government action that some fear could lead to a dangerous escalation of tensions. -- PHOTO: AP
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A Honda police car is smashed and flipped over by anti-Japan protesters in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province on Aug 19, 2012. An unauthorized landing by Japanese activists on a tiny island in what the Japanese call the Senkaku chain - and the Chinese call the Diaoyu - sparked an outpouring of anger and anti-Japanese protests across China and fueled calls for aggressive government action that some fear could lead to a dangerous escalation of tensions. -- PHOTO: AP
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Anti-Japan protesters shout slogans in Harbin, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province on Aug 19, 2012. One of the posters, (top center), reads "Kill the little Japanese." An unauthorized landing by Japanese activists on a tiny island in what the Japanese call the Senkaku chain - and the Chinese call the Diaoyu - sparked an outpouring of anger and anti-Japanese protests across China and fueled calls for aggressive government action that some fear could lead to a dangerous escalation of tensions. -- PHOTO: AP
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Police officers stand guard as people attend a rally to protest against Japan's claim of islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province on Aug 19, 2012. Protests broke out in at least six Chinese cities on August 19 as people took to the streets after Japanese nationalists landed on an island claimed by both countries, state media said. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Pedestrians walk near a cordon as damaged cars lie overturned following a protest against Japan's claim of islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province on Aug 19, 2012. Protests broke out in at least six Chinese cities on Aug 19 as people took to the streets after Japanese nationalists landed on an island claimed by both countries, state media said. -- PHOTO: AFP
A group of Chinese protesters marching in a demonstration on Aug 19, 2012 in Chengdu, south-west China's Sichuan province against Japan's claim of the Diaoyu islands, as they are known in Chinese, or Senkaku islands in Japanese. Anti-Japan protests broke out on Aug 19 in more than a dozen Chinese cities including Beijing and Hong Kong as authorities allowed thousands of people to vent anger over an escalating territorial row. -- PHOTO: AFP
Anti-Japan protesters march in Harbin, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province on Aug 19, 2012. An unauthorized landing by Japanese activists on a tiny island in what the Japanese call the Senkaku chain - and the Chinese call the Diaoyu - sparked an outpouring of anger and anti-Japanese protests across China and fueled calls for aggressive government action that some fear could lead to a dangerous escalation of tensions. -- PHOTO: AP
A Honda police car is smashed and flipped over by anti-Japan protesters in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province on Aug 19, 2012. An unauthorized landing by Japanese activists on a tiny island in what the Japanese call the Senkaku chain - and the Chinese call the Diaoyu - sparked an outpouring of anger and anti-Japanese protests across China and fueled calls for aggressive government action that some fear could lead to a dangerous escalation of tensions. -- PHOTO: AP
Anti-Japan protesters shout slogans in Harbin, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province on Aug 19, 2012. One of the posters, (top center), reads "Kill the little Japanese." An unauthorized landing by Japanese activists on a tiny island in what the Japanese call the Senkaku chain - and the Chinese call the Diaoyu - sparked an outpouring of anger and anti-Japanese protests across China and fueled calls for aggressive government action that some fear could lead to a dangerous escalation of tensions. -- PHOTO: AP
Police officers stand guard as people attend a rally to protest against Japan's claim of islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province on Aug 19, 2012. Protests broke out in at least six Chinese cities on August 19 as people took to the streets after Japanese nationalists landed on an island claimed by both countries, state media said. -- PHOTO: AFP
Pedestrians walk near a cordon as damaged cars lie overturned following a protest against Japan's claim of islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province on Aug 19, 2012. Protests broke out in at least six Chinese cities on Aug 19 as people took to the streets after Japanese nationalists landed on an island claimed by both countries, state media said. -- PHOTO: AFP
BEIJING (AFP) - Protests against Japan broke out in more than a dozen Chinese cities including Beijing on Sunday, as authorities allowed thousands of people to vent their anger over an escalating territorial row.
