PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />China conducts a military drill in the East China Sea, amid a territorial dispute with Japan.<br/> <br />While the exact date is unclear, the live drill took place after Japan said on Tuesday (September 11) it had purchased islands claimed by both Beijing and Tokyo.<br/> <br />Chinese state media said naval exercises are an annual event.<br/> <br />News of the drills came as thousands continued anti-Japan rallies in various Chinese cities.<br/> <br />Police barricaded the Japanese embassy in Beijing to protect it from protesters.<br/> <br />In Shanghai, Japanese restaurants were targeted, and reports said shops were looted and Japanese cars attacked in other cities as well.<br/> <br />The dispute escalated on Friday (September 14) when China briefly sent six surveillance ships near the disputed islands.<br/> <br />Known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, the islets sit near potentially rich oil and gas fields.
