On September 16, 2012, a large crowd of protestors gathered outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing. The following photos were taken on September 16, 2012 on a street near the Embassy.
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| The signs on the doors read: "Closed. The Diaoyu Islands are China's. Do not yield an inch of sovereign land." |
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| The restaurant has covered up the characters for "Japanese." The signs read: "The Diaoyu Islands are China's sovereign land. Down with Japanese militarism." |
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| The sign on the door says "Closed." The sigh on the right reads "Support China, Return the Diaoyu Islands." |
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| The signs on the door read "Closed" and "The Diaoyu Islands are China's." |
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| The signs say "The Diaoyu Islands are China from antiquity" and "Sovereign land is sacred and cannot be allowed to be invaded." |
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| Not a Japanese business. The sign says: "Boycott Japanese dogs." |
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| Another non-Japanese business. The sign on the mannequin says: "Better the land be filled with graves if that's what it takes to kill Japanese dogs. Kill Kill Kill" |
