Canon to suspend operations at three plants in China-Japan media

US-CHINA-JAPAN-CANON:Canon to suspend operations at three plants in China-Japan media

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Canon Inc <7751.T> is set to suspend operations at three of its four plants in China on Monday and Tuesday following huge anti-Japanese protests in China, Japanese media reported on Monday.

Canon will halt production lines at its laser printer factory in Guangdong, a digital camera factory in Guangdong, and a copier plant in Jiangsu, Japanese media reported.

(Reporting by Yoko Kubota; Editing by Paul Tait)