Japan has lodged a strong protest with China after detecting work on a new structure near the median line between the countries in the East China Sea.
Japan's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it confirmed China had started construction on the Chinese side of the line.
Tokyo and Beijing agreed in 2008 to jointly develop gas fields in the area. But with negotiations for the agreement at a standstill, China has been pressing ahead with construction activities.
The director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kanai Masaaki, told a Chinese embassy official in Japan that China's unilateral development was extremely regrettable.
Kanai also demanded that Beijing swiftly return to the table for negotiations based on the 2008 agreement.
The ministry says this will be the 19th structure built by China.
Japan's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it confirmed China had started construction on the Chinese side of the line.
Tokyo and Beijing agreed in 2008 to jointly develop gas fields in the area. But with negotiations for the agreement at a standstill, China has been pressing ahead with construction activities.
The director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kanai Masaaki, told a Chinese embassy official in Japan that China's unilateral development was extremely regrettable.
Kanai also demanded that Beijing swiftly return to the table for negotiations based on the 2008 agreement.
The ministry says this will be the 19th structure built by China.
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Japan protested China's construction of a new structure near the East China Sea median line, marking the 19th such development by China. The dispute centers around a gas field agreement between the two countries, with negotiations stalled since 2008. Tokyo views China's unilateral actions as
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250514_02/
Date: May 14, 2025
Created: 2025/05/14 07:00
Updated: 2025/12/08 04:12
Last Read: 2025/05/14 07:52