China does not accept Japan's groundless accusations regarding China's oil and gas development activities in waters under its jurisdiction and has already rejected the so-called protest lodged by Japan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday.
Guo responded to a media query concerning Japan's protest over China's oil and gas development activities in the East China Sea.
"China's oil and gas exploration activities in the East China Sea are conducted in undisputed waters under China's jurisdiction. The matter falls completely within China's sovereign rights and jurisdiction. China doesn't accept Japan's groundless accusations and has refuted the so-called protests from the Japanese side. China is committed to comprehensively and effectively implementing the principled consensus on the East China Sea issue. This position has not changed. We hope Japan will work with China to play a constructive role in the early resumption of intergovernmental negotiations between the two countries," said the spokesman.
China rejects Japan's groundless accusations over East China Sea oil, gas development: spokesman
