Japan Asks China to Halt Gas Output in Disputed Field

Japan asked China to halt any new production of gas from a field in the East China Sea claimed by both countries, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki said.

Japan’s government asked for an explanation, and China this morning said the situation at the field was unchanged, “an answer that we don’t understand,” Shiozaki said today at a press conference in Tokyo. “Since Japan and China are discussing joint development, we want an answer we can understand. We have strong concerns about this.”
Bloomberg