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China halts ministerial-level contacts with Japan (AP)

September 19th, 2010

Anti-Japan protesters burn a rising sun flag of former Imperial Japanese military, during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. Protesters in several cities across China marked a politically sensitive anniversary Saturday with anti-Japan chants and banners, as authorities tried to stop anger over a diplomatic spat between the Asian giants from getting out of control. Ever-present anti-Japanese sentiment in China has been inflamed in recent weeks by Japan's arrest of a Chinese captain after his fishing boat collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels in waters near an island group claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing. Japan has returned the boat and its crew but holds the captain. China has demanded his release. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - China has suspended high-level contacts with Japan over the extended detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain arrested after a collision near disputed islands, state broadcaster CCTV said Sunday.


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