China Tries to Ease Tensions With Japan

Japan's prime minister called for dialogue with Beijing to settle the sea dispute, which erupted after a crowd stoned the Japanese Embassy in Beijing in a weekend protest over Tokyo's wartime past and its bid for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat, reports The Guardian

Anticipating another weekend of rowdy anti-Japanese protests, police in Shanghai sent text messages Thursday to residents' cell phones, saying demonstrations must receive official permission and be orderly.

"According to law, marches must obtain permission. The masses, in expressing their warm patriotic sentiments, must be orderly, rational and law abiding", the brief message said.

emily | 4:49 PM | SMS and Politics |
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