China Owes Japan for Riots

Citing the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Japanese officials and experts in international law say that Beijing must apologize to Japan and compensate for property damage incurred in recent anti-Japanese demonstrations. The windows of the Japanese embassy and consulates were shattered and the walls smeared with paint by protestors throughout China. Many Japanese businesses have also been attacked and damaged. The demonstrations were sparked by controversial history textbooks, which gloss over Japan's war crimes committed against Chinese people during World War II. Further heating tensions are Japan's recent plans to drill for oil in waters claimed by both countries, as well as Japan's bid for a seat on the United Nation's Security Council. – YaleGlobal