THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
Special police officers wearing black uniforms assault a resident in Qidong, Jiangsu province, on July 28. Regular police officers in blue uniforms can be seen in the background. (Provided by eyewitness)
Atsushi Okudera takes a photo of the July 28 protest in Qidong, Jiangsu province. Immediately after this photo was taken, Okudera was beaten by police officers. (Provided by eyewitness)
Japan, through diplomatic channels, is demanding an explanation from China for police brutality that left an Asahi Shimbun reporter badly injured while covering a demonstration in an eastern coastal province.