Beijing, Sep 15: Angry protesters are staging anti-Japanese demonstrations in cities across China over Japan's control of disputed islands, with a protest in Beijing turning violent before being brought under control by police.
Thousands of protesters threw rocks and burned Japanese flags in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Saturday morning. Some tried to breach a metal police barricade but were pushed back by riot police.
Protests are occurring in at least a dozen Chinese cities, with only a few reports of clashes.
Anti-Japanese sentiment has been building for weeks over the disputed East China Sea islands. Feelings intensified this week after the Japanese government purchased the islands from their private owners. Though Japan has controlled the islands for decades, China saw the purchase as proof of Tokyo's refusal to negotiate.
