Associated Press

Beijing, May 4:

A dozen busloads of riot troops guarded the Japanese Embassy in Beijing today as China marked a sensitive anniversary amid simmering public anger at Tokyo, but there was no sign of new anti-Japan protests.

The government warned against protests in advance of the anniversary of anti-Japanese protests in Beijing on May 4, 1919 that became a symbol of resistance to foreign domination.

The anniversary is especially sensitive after rioters broke windows last month at the Japanese Embassy and a Japanese Consulate in Shanghai in protests over Tokyo’s wartime past.