30,000 protest against Japan

Anti-Japanese sentiment reached new highs as more than 10,000 protestors marched in Shenzhen and Guangzhou on Sunday against Japan's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council, a day after hundreds of riot police confronted 20,000 protestors in Beijing. Tokyo has lodged a formal complaint against China and demanded an apology after protestors damaged embassy property and Japanese-owned businesses in Beijing. China's leadership has imposed a news blackout on the protests, fearing further incitement.