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 asserted that a Chinese consortium including CNOOC should halt the Chunxiao gas project, demanding data and access to information. China responded by verifying if production had begun.