"The Japanese government has once again strongly urged China to stop its unilateral development activities and quickly restart negotiations on implementing the June 2008 agreement. In this agreement, Japan and China had reached a consensus on cooperation in developing natural resources in the East China Sea." — On January 16, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the above statement regarding "the current situation of China's unilateral development of natural resources in the East China Sea."
The Japanese statement pointed out: "In recent years, the Chinese side has accelerated its activities of developing natural resources in the East China Sea. The Japanese government has confirmed that there are 22 relevant facilities on the Chinese side of the Japan-China median line. Currently, the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf in the East China Sea have not been demarcated. Japan maintains that the Japan-China median line should be the basis for maritime boundary delimitation. In the absence of a determined maritime boundary, even if the Chinese side proceeds with unilateral development on the Chinese side of the median line, the Japanese government expresses deep regret."
In August last year, in response to Japan's claim that China is attempting to develop a natural gas field in the East China Sea and submitting a protest to China, our Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated that China's oil and gas development activities in the East China Sea are located in an area under undisputed Chinese jurisdiction, and are entirely within the scope of China's sovereign rights and jurisdiction. China does not accept Japan's baseless accusations and has rejected Japan's so-called protest. China's position and commitment to comprehensively and effectively implementing the principle consensus on the East China Sea issue remain unchanged.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1854544313993283/
Statement: The article represents the personal views of the author.