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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Combination photos show an anti-Japan demonstration (top) in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2012, the 81st anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, and the same location a year later on Sept. 18, 2013 (bottom).

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Combination photos show police officers standing guard (top) outside a Japanese restaurant in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2012, the 81st anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, and the same location a year later on Sept. 18, 2013 (bottom).

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War anniversary in China

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Photo shows the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2013, the venue of a ceremony to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Police officers stand guard near the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2013, the venue of a ceremony to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - A man in military uniform (R) on Sept. 18, 2013, heads for a museum in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province, the venue of a ceremony to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Police officers on Sept. 18, 2013, blockade a road near a museum in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province, the venue of a ceremony to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Police officers on Sept. 18, 2013, drive people away from a museum (back) in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province, the venue of a ceremony to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Photo taken Sept. 18, 2013 shows a museum in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province, where a ceremony the same day commemorated the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Protesters hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong and late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (center R) during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - People stage an anti-Japan demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General (R back) in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Armed police officers guard the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai as participants hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong during an anti-Japanese demonstration on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Participants carry a sign and banner reading "rational patriotism" during an anti-Japanese demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Participants in an anti-Japanese demonstration gather near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHENYANG, China - Participants burn a Japanese national flag during an anti-Japanese demonstration in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong and a banner reading "national disgrace day" during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold Chinese national flags during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold Chinese national flags during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - People gather at a bell bearing the slogan ''Do not forget the national disgrace,'' referring to the Sept. 18, 1931, incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, at the Sept. 18th History Museum in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011, the 80th anniversary of the incident.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A man (C) burns the Japanese flag near the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A demonstrator drives a car, with a flag bearing a slogan protesting Japan's control of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, around the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A man in military uniform (R front) is pictured at the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.