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Sep 15, 2010
Chinese plan Anti-Japan rally
Activists burn a flag symbolising Japan during a protest in front of the Japan Interchange Association, the de facto Japanese embassy, in Taipei, Taiwan. China plans a similar anti-Japanese rally. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
TOKYO - ANTI-JAPANESE protesters are planning to rally on Saturday in Beijing over Tokyo's arrest last week of a Chinese fishing boat captain in disputed waters, Japanese media reported on Wednesday.
The week-long heated diplomatic row over the incident near a disputed East China Sea island chain has already seen Beijing summon Tokyo's ambassador five times and cancel energy talks and a lawmaker's visit to Tokyo.
Japan's Asahi Shimbun daily, citing unnamed Chinese public security sources, reported Wednesday that demonstrators were calling online for protesters to march to Japan's embassy in Beijing on Saturday.
'Chinese authorities are preparing to be on full alert as a sizeable demonstration is expected to be held on Sept 18 in Beijing,' the news report said. 'The Japanese embassy has scrambled to collect information (about the rally) as anti-Japanese sentiment has been deteriorating in China,' the Asahi said.
The report added that 'Chinese security authorities are expected to permit the rally, but may take some measures depending upon the size'.
A spokesman at the Japanese embassy in Beijing said they had received no word of any protest plans from police, who have had dozens of officers stationed near the embassy for days for security. -- AFP
Sep 15, 2010
Chinese plan Anti-Japan rally
Activists burn a flag symbolising Japan during a protest in front of the Japan Interchange Association, the de facto Japanese embassy, in Taipei, Taiwan. China plans a similar anti-Japanese rally. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
TOKYO - ANTI-JAPANESE protesters are planning to rally on Saturday in Beijing over Tokyo's arrest last week of a Chinese fishing boat captain in disputed waters, Japanese media reported on Wednesday.
The week-long heated diplomatic row over the incident near a disputed East China Sea island chain has already seen Beijing summon Tokyo's ambassador five times and cancel energy talks and a lawmaker's visit to Tokyo.
Japan's Asahi Shimbun daily, citing unnamed Chinese public security sources, reported Wednesday that demonstrators were calling online for protesters to march to Japan's embassy in Beijing on Saturday.
'Chinese authorities are preparing to be on full alert as a sizeable demonstration is expected to be held on Sept 18 in Beijing,' the news report said. 'The Japanese embassy has scrambled to collect information (about the rally) as anti-Japanese sentiment has been deteriorating in China,' the Asahi said.
The report added that 'Chinese security authorities are expected to permit the rally, but may take some measures depending upon the size'.
A spokesman at the Japanese embassy in Beijing said they had received no word of any protest plans from police, who have had dozens of officers stationed near the embassy for days for security. -- AFP
