from STrait Newspaper
SHANGAI officical said an anti-Japanese demonstration by 20,000 people in the municipallity on Saturday had a been a spontaneous show of sentiment stirred by "Japan's wrong atitudes"
People were 'dissatisfied with Japan's attitudes and action on a series of issues such as its history of aggression" municipal spokeman Jiao Yang said in remarks reported yesterday.
She also called for calm and asked resident not to take part in random demonstrations, adding that Shanghai was "fully Capable" of protecting foreigners in the city.
Her comments echoed those of the central Government last when it blamed Japan for attacks on Japanese Diplomatic missions, shops and resturants in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
The central government said all precaustions had been taken to protest foreign interests in the country.
Shangai, China's biggest commercial city, is home to more than 35,000 Japanese nationals and 4,500 Japanese companies, the consulate said.
Thousand of police watched but did little to restrain protesters as they rampaged through Shanghai, stoning Japanese's consulate and smashing cars and Shops.
Japan's Kyodo news agency said two Japanese were injured by the demonstrators.
Blommberg, Associated Press
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