Protests erupt in mainland and Hong Kong after Japan arrests Diaoyu 14
Demonstrators gather on the mainland and in Hong Kong to protest at the arrest by Japan of 14 activists
Demonstrators protested at Japan's diplomatic missions across the nation to demand the release of activists who landed on the Diaoyus, which Japanese call the Senkaku Islands.
In Guangzhou, about 50 demonstrators gathered at the Japanese consulate, shouting slogans and burning Japanese flags.
One of the protesters, Su Qiang, 37, who said he works at a property management company, said he had organised the protest after hearing the news of the activists' arrest.
"I mobilised my colleagues and friends, and ordered banners and flags overnight. We need to voice our support for our Hong Kong counterparts as they were illegally detained on our land," he said.
The activists were from Hong Kong, the mainland and Macau.
The protesters left the consulate at around noon after a consular representative received their petitions, but about 100 war veterans regrouped at the mission hours later with giant national flags and sang patriotic songs.
In Shanghai, 30 protesters gathered outside the Japanese mission in Changning, raising banners and chanting slogans. More than 100 protesters also raised banners in Bingzhou in Shandong province. In Qingdao , dozens of protesters handed in a petition to the Japanese consulate.