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Japan lodges protest with China over ‘installation’ in East China Sea

Japan's Foreign Ministry building is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, on September 17, 2021 [Hiro Komae/AP]

Japan has lodged a protest accusing China of carrying out the “unilateral development” of gas fields in disputed waters in the East China Sea.

In a statement late on Monday, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had detected the construction of “a new structure” in waters west of the median line between the countries.

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