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/begin my translationFirst 'Anti-Japanese Strike' by Chinese; Japan Calls Protestors 'Controlled Mob'Chung Kwon-hyun from TokyoSong Ui-dal             from Hong Kong 04/18/05Anti-Japanese protests in China are getting violent, and anti-Chinese sentiment in Japan is rising. The relationship between two countries is showing a sign of further deterioration. On (Apr) 16th, 3,000 Chinese workers at "Sun Electrics Co.(?)," a Japanese company located in Dong-guan City near Shenzhen, went on a strike against 'Japanese distortion of history, Daoyutai Island dispute, and Japanese bid for Security Council.' They burned Japanese flag(s), and broke glasses of the factory.  Posters were put up in (nation's) college campuses including ones in...

In Rare Legal Protest, Chinese Seek Boycott of Japan Goods By JOSEPH KAHN BEIJING, Saturday, April 9 - Several thousand young Chinese marched through Beijing's high-tech district on Saturday morning calling for a boycott of Japanese-made goods, a rare legal protest that underscored the sharp deterioration in relations between Asia's two most powerful countries. The mostly college-age Chinese, singing China's national anthem and shouting, "Support the Chinese motherland, boycott Japanese goods," appeared to number in the thousands, but there were no official estimates on Saturday morning. The police formed a cordon around the marchers and lined every street along the...