Continental Shelf - East China Sea

Believing that it is "highly likely" that China has started drilling in the disputed oil and gas fields in the East China Sea, Japanese PM Naoto Kan reportedly was considering sending a seismic survey ship to check whether China has started drilling.

Later, China rejected a report that China agreed to resume negotiation with Japan on the exploration of oil and gas fields in East China Sea during a meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers.