Thousands of Chinese protesters take part in a demonstration in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, on 19 August, 2012, against Japan's claim of the Diaoyu islands, as they are known in Chinese, or Senkaku islands in Japanese.
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Thousands of Chinese protesters take part in a demonstration in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, on 19 August, 2012, against Japan's claim of the Diaoyu islands, as they are known in Chinese, or Senkaku islands in Japanese.
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A group of protesters pelt a Japanese restaurant in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province with plastic bottles as they attend a rally against Japan's claim of the islands on August 19.
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A group of protesters pelt a Japanese restaurant in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang province with plastic bottles as they attend a rally against Japan's claim of the islands on August 19.
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People scuffle with police officers as they attend a rally in Hangzhou. There were protests in Shenzhen, Shenyang, Hangzhou, Harbin and Qingdao, China Daily reported.
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People scuffle with police officers as they attend a rally in Hangzhou. There were protests in Shenzhen, Shenyang, Hangzhou, Harbin and Qingdao, China Daily reported.
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Pro-China activists rally during an anti-Japan protest in Hong Kong. The islands have been the center of dispute for decades.
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Pro-China activists rally during an anti-Japan protest in Hong Kong. The islands have been the center of dispute for decades.
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Chinese protesters wave the country's flag as they take part in a demonstration in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. One question hanging over territorial claims is whether the disputed islands are islands at all, according to maritime law.
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Chinese protesters wave the country's flag as they take part in a demonstration in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. One question hanging over territorial claims is whether the disputed islands are islands at all, according to maritime law.
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