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<P>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31346-2004Sep18.html</P>
<P>China Marks Anniversary of Japan Invasion</P>
<P>By JOE McDONALD
<P>The Associated Press
Saturday, September 18, 2004; 12:02 PM </P>
<P>

<P>BEIJING - China allowed a brief protest outside the Japanese Embassy and sounded sirens in dozens of cities Saturday to mark the anniversary of Japan's 1931 invasion amid official unease at Tokyo's new diplomatic and military ambitions. </P>
<P>The official commemorations were the biggest to date and come at a time of rising anti-Japanese sentiment, stoked by a communist government that regards Japan as its rival for regional superpower status. </P>
<P>In Beijing, police let 20 protesters gather outside the Japanese Embassy. The demonstrators held banners opposing Tokyo's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and its claim to a disputed island chain. </P>
<P>"The Chinese people who have fully suffered the wounds of Japanese militarism must strain every nerve to be vigilant!" one protester, Zhang Jianyong, said through a loudspeaker. </P>
<P>Zhang sounded a hand-cranked siren at 9:18 a.m. - a time representing the Sept. 18 date of the 1931 invasion - but it was quickly confiscated by police. </P>
<P>Sirens sounded in a dozen cities in China's northeast, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The government said similar events were planned in more than 100 cities. </P>
<P>The 1931 attack on the northeastern city of Shenyang, then known as Mukden, led to the Japanese occupation of China's northeast. That was followed in 1937 by the occupation of much of China that lasted until Tokyo's 1945 surrender at the end of World War II. </P>
<P>Many Chinese resent what they regard as Japan's failure to atone for its aggression and millions of Chinese deaths. </P>
<P>The communist government keeps alive memories of the "Mukden Incident" through state media and schoolbooks and uses the date to rally nationalism. It was designated "National Defense Education Day" four years ago, opening the way for formal commemorations. </P>
<P>State media called on participants to chant, "Do not forget national humiliation!" </P>
<P>Hundreds of people visited Shenyang's monument to the invasion, Xinhua reported. Photos showed children in the nearby city of Changchun saluting in front of a stone slab commemorating the attack. </P>
<P>In Beijing, retired Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan and hundreds of soldiers attended a ceremony at the Chinese capital's World War II monument. </P>
<P>In Hong Kong, a dozen demonstrators marched to the Japanese Consulate to demand an apology and compensation for the invasion. </P>
<P>Chinese nationalism, especially among the young, has surged alongside the country's economy and international influence. </P>
<P>The government has been alarmed at Tokyo's recent campaign for a bigger presence on the world stage, even though Japan is China's biggest trading partner and aid donor. </P>
<P>China, which aspires to be Asia's dominant force, worries about recent Japanese willingness to end a decades-old ban on military activity abroad by sending troops on U.N. missions and to Iraq - the first to a combat zone in the post-war era. </P>
<P>China also worries a Japanese seat on the U.N. Security Council could undercut Beijing's influence as the only Asian government among the current five permanent members. </P>
<P>During the recent Asian Cup soccer tournament in China, fans booed during the Japanese national anthem, displayed anti-Japanese signs and attacked the team's bus. </P>
<P>请允许我再一次骂人！混蛋美国人，他们纪念珍珠港事件，纪念反法西斯战争就是爱国主义。把什么“上帝保佑的美国”这种狂热的民族主义词语加入誓词就是爱国主义。</P>
<P>而中国的爱国主义教育就变成了肮脏的政治目的，民众的不理智和政府煽动的民族主义。</P>
<P>当然，也许是我英文不好，误解了华盛顿邮报的意思。实在是太可恨了！</P>
<P>中华民族自有崛起之日，我辈当发奋图强！</P><P>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31346-2004Sep18.html</P>
<P>China Marks Anniversary of Japan Invasion</P>
<P>By JOE McDONALD
<P>The Associated Press
Saturday, September 18, 2004; 12:02 PM </P>
<P>

<P>BEIJING - China allowed a brief protest outside the Japanese Embassy and sounded sirens in dozens of cities Saturday to mark the anniversary of Japan's 1931 invasion amid official unease at Tokyo's new diplomatic and military ambitions. </P>
<P>The official commemorations were the biggest to date and come at a time of rising anti-Japanese sentiment, stoked by a communist government that regards Japan as its rival for regional superpower status. </P>
<P>In Beijing, police let 20 protesters gather outside the Japanese Embassy. The demonstrators held banners opposing Tokyo's bid for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and its claim to a disputed island chain. </P>
<P>"The Chinese people who have fully suffered the wounds of Japanese militarism must strain every nerve to be vigilant!" one protester, Zhang Jianyong, said through a loudspeaker. </P>
<P>Zhang sounded a hand-cranked siren at 9:18 a.m. - a time representing the Sept. 18 date of the 1931 invasion - but it was quickly confiscated by police. </P>
<P>Sirens sounded in a dozen cities in China's northeast, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The government said similar events were planned in more than 100 cities. </P>
<P>The 1931 attack on the northeastern city of Shenyang, then known as Mukden, led to the Japanese occupation of China's northeast. That was followed in 1937 by the occupation of much of China that lasted until Tokyo's 1945 surrender at the end of World War II. </P>
<P>Many Chinese resent what they regard as Japan's failure to atone for its aggression and millions of Chinese deaths. </P>
<P>The communist government keeps alive memories of the "Mukden Incident" through state media and schoolbooks and uses the date to rally nationalism. It was designated "National Defense Education Day" four years ago, opening the way for formal commemorations. </P>
<P>State media called on participants to chant, "Do not forget national humiliation!" </P>
<P>Hundreds of people visited Shenyang's monument to the invasion, Xinhua reported. Photos showed children in the nearby city of Changchun saluting in front of a stone slab commemorating the attack. </P>
<P>In Beijing, retired Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan and hundreds of soldiers attended a ceremony at the Chinese capital's World War II monument. </P>
<P>In Hong Kong, a dozen demonstrators marched to the Japanese Consulate to demand an apology and compensation for the invasion. </P>
<P>Chinese nationalism, especially among the young, has surged alongside the country's economy and international influence. </P>
<P>The government has been alarmed at Tokyo's recent campaign for a bigger presence on the world stage, even though Japan is China's biggest trading partner and aid donor. </P>
<P>China, which aspires to be Asia's dominant force, worries about recent Japanese willingness to end a decades-old ban on military activity abroad by sending troops on U.N. missions and to Iraq - the first to a combat zone in the post-war era. </P>
<P>China also worries a Japanese seat on the U.N. Security Council could undercut Beijing's influence as the only Asian government among the current five permanent members. </P>
<P>During the recent Asian Cup soccer tournament in China, fans booed during the Japanese national anthem, displayed anti-Japanese signs and attacked the team's bus. </P>
<P>请允许我再一次骂人！混蛋美国人，他们纪念珍珠港事件，纪念反法西斯战争就是爱国主义。把什么“上帝保佑的美国”这种狂热的民族主义词语加入誓词就是爱国主义。</P>
<P>而中国的爱国主义教育就变成了肮脏的政治目的，民众的不理智和政府煽动的民族主义。</P>
<P>当然，也许是我英文不好，误解了华盛顿邮报的意思。实在是太可恨了！</P>
<P>中华民族自有崛起之日，我辈当发奋图强！</P>