Pentagon chief calls for calm in Japan-China territorial spat

Pentagon chief calls for calm in Japan-China territorial spat
Leon Panetta called for diplomatic efforts to resolve a worsening territorial spat between Japan and China on Monday, the day after warning disputes could draw East Asia into war.


China protests: Panasonic suspends some operations
Japanese electronics maker Panasonic has suspended some of its operations in China after anti-Japan protesters attacked two of its factories. The firm said its factory in Qingdao will remain shut until 18 September. According to media reports, Canon has also suspended operations at three of its Chinese factories. 

Japan PM Noda urges China to prevent anti-Japan violence
China must take steps to prevent violence against Japanese citizens, Japanese Prime Minster Yoshihiko Noda has said. Anti-Japanese protests spread to cities across China on Saturday in an escalating row over disputed islands in the East China Sea. On Sunday, hundreds of protesters faced off against riot police at the Japanese embassy in Beijing.  


Anti-Japan protests in China grow, turn violent
Protests against Japan for its control of disputed islands swelled across more than a dozen cities in China and at times turned violent Saturday, with protesters hurling rocks at the Japanese Embassy and clashing with Chinese paramilitary police before order was restored. Thousands of protesters gathered in front of the embassy in Beijing.