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| Okinotori Atoll (Image: Wiki Commons) |
BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday said it does not recognize Japan's self-declared exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Okinotori Atoll.
An EEZ is an area of sea over which a state has exclusive rights of exploration.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying was responding to reports regarding Japan's Thursday reiteration that it classed Okinotori as an island, not a collection of rocks.
It is illegal for Japan to claim areas around the Okinotori Atoll as its continental shelf or EEZ, Hua said.
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