Japan repeated demands that a Chinese consortium including CNOOC end development and production of Chunxiao and give Japan data on the gas project. The Chinese government said it would "urgently" verify whether production had begun. Kitabata claimed that China's only response was removing the news from CNOOC's website.
Japan requested that the Chinese consortium, which included CNOOC, cease development and production of the Chunxiao gas project. Japan also demanded access to information regarding the project. China's response was to remove the news from CNOOC's website.