The Chinese side stressed that the development East China Sea Tianwaitian oil and gas fields is the inherent right to sovereignty

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on the Japanese media today reported that the Chinese side of the so-called "unilateral" development "Tianwaitian" oil and gas field problems answering a reporter's question, "Tianwaitian" oil and gas fields located in uncontested Chinese waters under the jurisdiction China on the oil and gas field development activities are inherent in the exercise of China's sovereign rights.
A reporter asked: Japan's "Sankei Shimbun" reported on the 4th, 6 months of this year in China and Japan in the East China Sea issue on the principle of consensus, is still on the "outer space" to carry out the unilateral oil and gas field development operations, in violation of both sides on the sea To develop a consensus to continue consultations. What is your comment on this?
Qin Gang said Japan's "Sankei Shimbun", the report is a Sino-Japanese East China Sea issue of distortion of the principle of consensus. "Tianwaitian" oil and gas fields located in uncontested waters under the jurisdiction of China, the Chinese side on the oil and gas field development activities are inherent in the exercise of China's sovereign rights. China and Japan mentioned in the principle of consensus on the need to continue consultations on the joint development of the "other waters" and does not include non-controversial China Sea, China and Japan do not exist on these waters to carry out joint development of oil and gas fields.