China sends patrol ships to islands held by Japan
China Asia Disputed Islands
Chinese security personnel try to stop a Chinese man as he prepares to burn Japanese national flag outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing, China Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Chinese government ships are patrolling near contested East China Sea islands in a show of anger after Tokyo moved to assert its control in the area. Beijing warned Monday, Sept. 10, 2012 that Japan would suffer unspecified consequences if Tokyo purchased the islands from private owners, as it formally did Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)