中国ガス田開発「極めて遺憾」　松野官房長官

　松野博一官房長官は２１日の記者会見で、中国による東シナ海のガス田開発に関連し、日中中間線の西側海域で新たな海洋プラットホームの完成が確認されたことについて「中国側が一方的な開発行為や既成事実化の試みを進めていることは極めて遺憾だ」と述べた。その上で、２００８年のガス田の共同開発合意に基づき、早期の交渉再開を強く求めたことを明らかにした。（2022/06/21-12:50）

The completion of China's new offshore platform for gas field development in the East China Sea was "very regrettable," Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Tuesday.
   The Japanese government has confirmed the new platform in the western side of the Japan-China median line.
   "The Chinese side's unilateral development activities and attempts to establish a fait accompli are very regrettable," Matsuno told a press conference.
   The top Japanese government spokesman added that Tokyo has strongly urged Beijing to resume negotiations as soon as possible under their 2008 agreement on joint gas field development.
   In response to Japan's protest over China's recent moves on gas field development in the sea, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that new facilities are located in areas under its control, and therefore Japan had no right to comment on the matter.