chinese vessels entered waters earlier this month although not in the past week. japan s foreign minister launched a protest with china s ambassador last week. besides the videos, japanese officials have also made public a record of the incursions and photos of the vessels. observers say the government s aim in releasing them is to call for restraint from beijing. three students who led a pro democracy protest in 2014 in hong kong have been spared a jail term. the umbrella policy marks the most turbulent time. they led a series of rallies that sparked a more than two-month-long street protest. they demanded democratic elections. the three students were indicted without being taken into custody for participating in what the authorities called an unlawful assembly. last month a court found all three guilty. on monday their sentences were handed down. alex chow is sentenced to three weeks in prison suspended for one year. the two seen on the left were given community service.
chinese vessels entered waters earlier this month although not in the past week. japan s foreign minister launched a protest with china s ambassador last week. besides the videos, japanese officials have also made public a record of the incursions and photos of the vessels. observers say the government s aim in releasing them is to call for restraint from beijing. three students who led a pro democracy protest in 2014 in hong kong have been spared a jail term. the umbrella policy marks the most turbulent time. they led a series of rallies that sparked a more than two-month-long street protest. they demanded democratic elections. the three students were indicted without being taken into custody for participating in what the authorities called an unlawful assembly. last month a court found all three guilty. on monday their sentences were handed down. alex chow is sentenced to three weeks in prison suspended for one year. the two seen on the left were given community service.