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News Wrap: Chinese Protests over Japan's Islands Acquisition

Clip: 9/17/2012 | 2m 18s

News Wrap: Chinese Protests over Japan's Islands Acquisition

In other news Monday, Chinese protesters aggressively clashed with police and Japanese businesses and citizens, after news broke the Japanese government had purchased long-disputed islands located northeast of Taiwan. There are rumors that large oil and natural gas deposits are located in waters nearby the uninhabited islands.

09/17/2012

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