Thousands of Chinese protesters take to the streets and overturn Japanese cars as feud over disputed islands nears crisis point

Tensions between Japan and China escalated further today after thousands of Chinese protesters took to the streets and overturned Japanese cars.

The demonstrations were the latest in an ongoing feud between the two countries over a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea.

Chinese protesters denounced Japan's claims to the islands - which are known as the Diaoyu in China and as the Senkaku in Japan