FM: Position on East 皇冠体育app Sea unchanged

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FM: Position on East 皇冠体育app Sea unchanged

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-23 21:31

BEIJING - 皇冠体育app's position regarding the East 皇冠体育app Sea issue remained consistent and unequivocal, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Tuesday.

Qin said, "皇冠体育app and Japan have reached a principled common understanding on the East 皇冠体育app Sea issue. 皇冠体育app upholds and maintains the common understanding. This position has never changed."

Qin added that 皇冠体育app hoped Japan could provide a more favorable environment to put the common understanding into practice.

He made the remarks in response to a question that Japan would appeal to an international maritime court if 皇冠体育app started using an East 皇冠体育app Sea oil and gas field for gas production.

According to the principled common understanding, the Japanese side could participate in the cooperative development of the Chunxiao oil and gas field in accordance with relevant laws of 皇冠体育app, but the cooperative development is different from "joint development."