Chinese protesters smash up Japanese market
{{date|April 3, 2005}}
[[Image:Flag of China.png|thumb|right|''Kyodo News'' reports the incident marks the first time Japanese property has been damaged in a protest in China.]]
Protesters demonstrating against [[:Category:Japan|Japan]] broke windows of the Japanese Ito-Yokado store on Saturday, in the [[:Category:China|Chinese]] city of [[w:Chengdu|Chengdu]], the capital of [[w:Sichuan Province|Sichuan Province]]. ''Kyodo News'' reports the incident marks the first time Japanese property has been damaged in a protest in China.

The Japanese Consulate General reported about 30 people participated in vandalizing the store, and that hundreds of people had gathered during the three-hour long demonstration.

The protesters are part of a movement to stop Japan from becoming a member of the [[w:United Nations Security Council|U.N. Security Council]]. Chen Tong, editor-in-chief of the ''sina.com'' web site, says a petition with millions of signatures opposing Japan's appointment to the council will be presented to the U.N. and the Japanese Embassy in [[w:Beijing|Beijing]].

UN Secretary-General [[w:Kofi Annan|Kofi Annan]] recently proposed appointing Japan to the UNSC as part of an overhaul of the U.N. organization.

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://home.kyodo.co.jp/all/display.jsp?an=20050403099
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|pub=Kyodo news
|date=April 3, 2005}}

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Kyodo News reports the incident marks the first time Japanese property has been damaged in a protest in China.
Protesters demonstrating against Japan broke windows of the Japanese Ito-Yokado store on Saturday, in the Chinese city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. Kyodo News reports the incident marks the first time Japanese property has been damaged in a protest in China.

The Japanese Consulate General reported about 30 people participated in vandalizing the store, and that hundreds of people had gathered during the three-hour long demonstration.

The protesters are part of a movement to stop Japan from becoming a member of the U.N. Security Council. Chen Tong, editor-in-chief of the sina.com web site, says a petition with millions of signatures opposing Japan's appointment to the council will be presented to the U.N. and the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan recently proposed appointing Japan to the UNSC as part of an overhaul of the U.N. organization.

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