Group demands Ishihara stop using 'Shina'

Members of a Hong Kong civic group hold a banner in front of the Japanese Consulate on April 15, demanding Tokyo Gov.-elect Shintaro Ishihara stop using the word ''Shina'' when referring to China. Shina, a little-used holdover from the days when Japan occupied Manchuria in northeastern China, is considered to be a derogatory way of referring to China.

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