China Marks The Anniversary Of Japan's Attack 82 years Ago

Paramilitary officers hoist the national flag during a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the Mukden incident, in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters

Japanese Attack Remembered, 82 Years Later -- South China Post

Mukden incident commemorated in Shenyang in sombre ceremony free of last year's violence

China yesterday marked the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attack that led to the second world war occupation, amid lingering tensions between Beijing and Tokyo over territorial disputes.

Air defence sirens sounded for three minutes in Shenyang , the capital of Liaoning province in the northeast, where the Japanese army began its assault. Cars on nine roads and 18 streets came to a halt, and drivers blew their horns. Thirteen other cities in the province also sounded sirens to mark the anniversary of the attack known as the Mukden incident.

Japanese soldiers blew up dynamite at a railway in Mukden, now called Shenyang, in 1931. The Japanese then blamed the act on the Chinese, using the explosion as a pretext to take control of northeastern China.

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Mukden Anniversary Boosts Anti-Japanese Mood in China -- Radio Free Asia
China museum unveils Japan forced labour 'evidence' on anniversary -- Global Post/AFP
China media: Japan anniversary -- BBC
Backgrounder: Japanese imperialism in China from 1931-1945 -- CCTV

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Leaders Of China And Japan Meet Briefly At The G20

China, Japan Leaders Xi And Abe Meet At G20 -- BBC

The Chinese and Japanese leaders have shaken hands and spoken to each other in an unexpected meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

China's Xi Jinping and Japan's Shinzo Abe have not met since they took power in March 2013 and December 2012 respectively.

Ties between the two sides have been severely strained by a territorial dispute.

Both sides claim islands in the East China Sea.

The islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are controlled by Japan.

But China was angered last year when the Japanese government bought three of the islands from their private Japanese owner.

Since then, Chinese government vessels have been sailing in and out of what Japan says are its territorial waters around the islands, prompting fears of an accidental clash or escalation.

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Leaders of China, Japan hold ‘brief talk’ at G20 summit; first contact since islands flare-up -- Washington Post/AP
China, Japanese Leaders Chat Briefly at G-20 -- Wall Street Journal
Leaders of China, Japan hold 'brief talk' at Group of 20 meeting in first contact amid tension -- FOX News/AP
Japan's Abe shakes hands with China's Xi at G20 -- Reuters
Japan PM urges reset in ties at first meet with China's Xi -- FOX News/AFP
Japanese PM urges reset in China ties at first meet with Xi Jinping -- Times of India/AFP
Japan’s Abe Tells China’s Xi Diplomatic Ties Should Be Repaired -- Bloomberg
Abe to Xi: Let's Improve China-Japan Relations -- Voice of America

My Comment: The Chinese are not impressed with the Japanese desire to have talks. In fact .... it looks like nothing has changed at all .... China Coast Guard ships intrude into Japan's territorial waters.

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At Least They Shook Hands - At The G20 Japan PM Abe Shakes Hands With China's Xi

China's President Xi Jinping (left) and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Photo: Reuters

Japan PM Abe Shakes Hands With China's Xi At G20 -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping shook hands and exchanged words politely on Thursday on the sidelines of a G20 summit meeting, a Japanese official said, in an unexpected show of cordiality amid strained ties.

Ties between the world's second- and third-largest economies have been strained for months because of a row over tiny islands in the East China Sea known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.

There are also disputes over the countries' bitter wartime past.

Abe is keen to improve ties and has called for dialogue with China, though he has rejected any conditions on talks. China has shown no inclination to respond to the overtures.

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My Comment: They may shake hands ... but China's Xi has made it very clear that he has zero interest to meet Japan's Abe over their territory disputes.

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