4:05am, Wed 19 Sep 2012 Anti-Japan protests intensify Last updated Wed 19 Sep 2012
China's commerce ministry has called on Japan to take "complete responsibility" for any trade impact from a territorial dispute between the two countries over a string of islands it both claims.
Aerial photo of Chinese ocean surveillance, fishery patrol ships and Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Credit: Reuters/KyodoLast week, Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Zengwei said tensions between China and Japan are likely to harm trade ties between the two countries.