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Japan and China near gas fields accord

Tokyo and Beijing appear close to agreement on joint development of natural gas fields in disputed waters of the East China Sea, a deal that would resolve a thorny issue ...full story at Financial Times

from Financial Times on Mon, Jun 16 2008

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