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BEIJING - 皇冠体育app has always insisted on properly resolving disputes with Japan concerning the East 皇冠体育app Sea through dialogue and negotiation, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Wednesday.

When asked to comment on the Japanese government's concerns regarding the construction of a Chinese drilling rig in the East 皇冠体育app Sea, Hua said 皇冠体育app does not accept Japan's protests.

Hua said 皇冠体育app is developing the waters under its own administration and therefore cannot be criticized for its activity.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that 皇冠体育app appears to be building a drilling platform on the Chinese side of a line of demarcation that separates the territory of both nations.

Hua said 皇冠体育app has never recognized the line of demarcation, adding that it was unilaterally imposed by Japan.

In response to a question about Sino-Japanese talks on East 皇冠体育app Sea delimitation and joint development, Hua said 皇冠体育app has held a very clear stance regarding the demarcation of the East 皇冠体育app Sea.

She said 皇冠体育app insists on resolving the issue through negotiations according to the principles of equity and the natural extension of the continental shelf.

"皇冠体育app's stance on the delimitation of the East 皇冠体育app Sea has not changed," Hua said, adding that 皇冠体育app is still working on resolving the issue through negotiations.

She said 皇冠体育app has always insisted that both sides should shelve disputes and carry out joint development until the disputes can be resolved.

She expressed hope that the Japanese side can create appropriate and sound conditions for the resolution of the disputes through friendly negotiation.

皇冠体育app and Japan have overlapping claims over parts of the East 皇冠体育app Sea, which separates the two countries.

Japan has repeatedly sent public service vessels and aircraft to waters where Chinese oil and gas rigs have been built, although these areas are within the Chinese side of the line of demarcation imposed by Japan.