The protesters repeated their demands for a boycott of Japanese goods, to block Japan from obtaining a seat on the U.N. Security Council , and for Japan to change textbooks which they say whitewash Japan's war atrocities. Chinese protests against the publication of a Japanese government textbook continued for a second day in China, (Sunday) as an estimated three thousand protesters marched on the Japanese consulate in Guangzhou . Thousands of protesters also marched in Shenzhen , throwing objects at Japanese businesses. The protesters repeated their demands for a boycott of Japanese goods, to block Japan from obtaining a seat on the U.N. Security Council , and for Japan to change textbooks which they say whitewash Japan's war atrocities. Protesters burned Japanese flags while singing and shouting anti-Japanese slogans. They also carried anti-Japanese signs along with Chinese flags. Chinese view the textbook as "whitewashing" the events and actions of Japan to cast them in a more positive light. The protests are against the Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform , which is publishing a high-school textbook that refers to the Nanjing Massacre as an "incident" (translation) and de-emphasizes the roles of comfort women as well as the contemporary issues surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the Yasukuni shrine, in honor of Japanese soldiers. The Japanese government has claimed that the demonstrations have an "anti-Japanese sentiment," for which China should apologise. In Tokyo , Japan formally summoned Wang Yi, China's ambassador to Japan, concerning China's actions on Sunday. "We formally demanded China’s apology and compensation," said Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura . He also said that Wang Yi replied "No" when asked for an apology. Back in Beijing , the People's Daily reported that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang deflected blame away from China for the recent downturn in Sino-Japanese relations.
The protesters repeated their demands for a boycott of Japanese goods, to block Japan from obtaining a seat on the , and for Japan to change textbooks which they say whitewash Japan's war atrocities. Chinese protests against the publication of a Japanese government textbook continued for a second day in China, (Sunday) as an estimated three thousand protesters marched on the Japanese consulate in . Thousands of protesters also marched in , throwing objects at Japanese businesses. The protesters repeated their demands for a boycott of Japanese goods, to block Japan from obtaining a seat on the , and for Japan to change textbooks which they say whitewash Japan's war atrocities. Protesters burned Japanese flags while singing and shouting anti-Japanese slogans. They also carried anti-Japanese signs along with Chinese flags. Chinese view the textbook as "whitewashing" the events and actions of Japan to cast them in a more positive light. The protests are against the , which is publishing a high-school textbook that refers to the Nanjing Massacre as an "incident" (translation) and de-emphasizes the roles of comfort women as well as the contemporary issues surrounding Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the Yasukuni shrine, in honor of Japanese soldiers. The Japanese government has claimed that the demonstrations have an "anti-Japanese sentiment," for which China should apologise. In , Japan formally summoned Wang Yi, China's ambassador to Japan, concerning China's actions on Sunday. "We formally demanded China’s apology and compensation," said Japanese Foreign Minister . He also said that Wang Yi replied "No" when asked for an apology. Back in , the People's Daily reported that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang deflected blame away from China for the recent downturn in Sino-Japanese relations.
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