China violates agreement with Japan over disputed gas field
January 4th, 2009 by James
China has violated an agreement it made with Japan in June 2008 over the use of gas fields in waters claimed by both countries:
The Japanese newspaper, the Sankei, said it learned on Saturday that China was drilling the Tianwaitian gas field and that Tokyo had lodged a complaint with Beijing.
Japanese government officials were not available for comment.
In June, both countries agreed to jointly develop gas fields and share profits in disputed areas of the East China Sea.
The Chinese government has dismissed the report by stating that the gas field does not lie in disputed waters and it is an “inherent sovereign right of China” to develop the field.
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so south korea butting in? that´s unexpected.
though from what i see is that the japanese claimed boundaries are much more resonable than the chinese
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The Chinese breaking their word?!? Well, color me shocked…..
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Boundary claimed by qina is a WTF.
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Japan should take this issue to ICJ.
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Seriously, would that actually stop China?
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