Japan’s Demand for Chinese Gas Data Reasonable: Energy Chief

Japan’s demand that China hand over concrete data on its ongoing gas projects is not unreasonable because the area of resource development relates to a dispute over sovereignty, a senior Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official said.

…Japan is concerned that China might siphon off resources that could be buried under the seabed in the Japanese side of the sea. A geophysical survey conducted by Tokyo has found that underground structures of the Chunxiao field extend into waters east of the median line.

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