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China hints at gas-row compromise

China has shown flexibility in compromising with Japan on the possibility of including the disputed Chunxiao oil and gas field, at the center of a long-standing demarcation row in the East China Sea, as an area for joint development, diplomatic sources... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, May 08 2008

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15 Jun 08 visit Japan, China agree on gas exploration in East China Sea  »  Japan Times Japan and China have reached a final agreement on how and where to conduct joint gas exploration in the disputed East China Sea. Beijing will allow Japan to invest in, and claim proportional profits from, gas development projects, including a gas field...
20 Jun 08 visit Sea of cooperation  »  Japan Times Japan and China have reached an agreement on gas development projects in the East China Sea. By shelving differences over the demarcation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs), the two countries achieved a compromise that will contribute to more stable and...
23 Feb 08 visit Japan-China talks fail to resolve gas field dispute  »  Japan Today Japanese and Chinese vice foreign ministers failed in talks that ended Saturday to find a way to resolve a long-standing dispute over gas field development in the East China Sea ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Japan, expected in April,...
05 Jan 09 visit Politics › Japan blasts China's gas exploration in disputed area  »  Japan Today Japan on Monday blasted China's continued exploration work at a disputed gas field in the East China Sea, with Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone describing it…
16 Jun 08 visit Politics › Japan, China strike deal on gas project areas in disputed E. China Sea  »  Japan Today Japan and China have reached final agreement on how and where to conduct joint gas exploration in the disputed East China Sea, with Beijing agreeing…

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