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Japan Protests New Chinese Gas Installations in East China Sea

Tokyo seeks to restart long-stalled resource talks under a 2008 pact.

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Members of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party inspect a Chinese structure constructed in the East China Sea from a Japanese P-3C patrol aircraft on June 29, 2025.
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Overview

  • Japan’s foreign ministry said it detected a new Chinese structure west of the median line in overlapping EEZ waters and called the move extremely regrettable.
  • The ministry accused China of positioning 21 suspected drilling rigs and warned that gas on the Japanese side could be siphoned.
  • Director-general Kanai Masaaki lodged a strong protest with Chinese embassy official Shi Yong in Tokyo.
  • Tokyo urged the immediate resumption of negotiations to implement the 2008 joint-development agreement, which has been dormant since 2010 after a fishing boat collision.
  • China’s foreign ministry did not immediately respond to the protest, and Beijing has previously said its activities are in waters under its jurisdiction.