In disputed waters in the East China Sea, Japan has filed a protest, accusing China of carrying out “unilateral development.”
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced late on Monday that it had discovered “a new structure” in the waters west of the countries’ median line, the “new structure.”
The ministry expressed regret that China continues to pursue unilateral development in the East China Sea while the East China Sea’s Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf are still undelined.
Shi Yong, the deputy chief of mission at the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, was reportedly “strong protests” by director-general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Kanai Masaaki.
Masaaki also “strongly urged” Beijing to resume discussions regarding the implementation of a 2008 agreement to cooperate in the East China Sea’s natural resources.
Since late 2010, when a Chinese fishing boat collided with two Japanese Coast Guard vessels near the Senkaku Islands, talks on the pact have been suspended.
Following Japan’s recent filing of similar protests in May and June, which were followed by Chinese-made installations, Tokyo issued its most recent statement.
Source: Aljazeera
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