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China and Japan clinch gas deal

By Mure Dickie in Beijing and Michiyo Nakamoto in Tokyo Published: June 19 2008 03:00 | Last updated: June 19 2008 03:00 Beijing and Tokyo are to work together to exploit gas reserves in disputed waters of the East China Sea, under a long-awaited deal demonstrating the determination of east Asia's biggest powers to bridge their differences.

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