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Anti-Japan protesters burn a rising sun flag of former Imperial Japanese military, during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010.
Monday, Sep. 20, 2010

Open quoteWe ask China to respond calmly so as not to escalate the problem further.Close quote

  • TAKESHI MATSUNAGA,
  • a spokesman for Japan's Foreign Ministry, on China's decision to break off high-level talks over the extended detention of a Chinese fishing-boat captain, who was arrested on Sept. 8 by Japan near disputed islands
Photo: Kin Cheung / AP | Source: AP