China protests hit Japanese trade
12:00, 17 September 2012
BEIJING. September 17. KAZINFORM Japanese electronics maker Panasonic has suspended some of its operations in China after anti-Japan protesters attacked two of its factories.
The firm said its factory in Qingdao will remain shut until 18 September.
The attacks are a part of wider protests that have spread across China and hurt other firms, including Toyota.
They started after Japan said it had agreed a deal to buy a chain of disputed islands in East China Sea from their private Japanese owner.
China has maintained its sovereignty over the islands which are also claimed by Taiwan.
A spokesperson for Panasonic told the BBC that the firm would continue to monitor the situation over the next two days.
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