Hong Kong-China and Japan held senior working-level talks May 4 in Beijing over disputed gas field development in the East China Sea, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported. The talks were the first director-general level meeting over the issue since June 2008, when the two countries agreed to jointly explore gas resources. "The two sides exchanged views on relevant issues, considered the contact beneficial, and agreed to continue to maintain contacts and make joint efforts," Xinhua said, without giving details of the participants and outcome of the talks.
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