{"id":22885,"date":"2008-08-18T03:20:50","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T10:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=22885"},"modified":"2008-08-18T03:22:24","modified_gmt":"2008-08-18T10:22:24","slug":"japan-asks-china-to-make-progress-on-joint-gas-development-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/08\/japan-asks-china-to-make-progress-on-joint-gas-development-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Asks China to Make Progress on Joint Gas Development Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/apps\/news?pid=20601101&#038;sid=aAnrU76dBu5A&#038;refer=japan\">Bloomberg<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Japan&#8217;s Foreign Minister concluded a three-day visit to Beijing today after calling on China to move to the &#8220;next stage&#8221; on an agreement to jointly develop gas fields in the East China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masahiko_K%C5%8Dmura\">Masahiko Komura<\/a> left for Tokyo after asking Chinese officials to formalize details of the gas development deal, Kazuo Kodama, press secretary for Japan&#8217;s Foreign Ministry, told reporters in Beijing late yesterday. Komura, who arrived Aug. 16, attended some Olympic events and met yesterday with State Councilor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/wjb\/zygy\/gyjl\/dbg\/default.htm\">Dai Bingguo<\/a>, China&#8217;s highest ranking official responsible for foreign relations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two months have passed since the announcement of the basic agreement,&#8221; Kodama said. &#8220;Now we should move forward to conclude an international agreement to put this accord into action.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Bloomberg: Japan&#8217;s Foreign Minister concluded a three-day visit to Beijing today after calling on China to move to the &#8220;next stage&#8221; on an agreement to jointly develop gas fields in the East China Sea. 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