Based on that, China proposed the principle of "shelving differences and making joint development" on resolving the East China Sea issue.

正是基于这样的考虑，中方提出在解决东海问题上要本着“搁置争议、共同开发”的原则。

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"They may be just testing the Japanese since they are preoccupied with the island issue" in the East China Sea, said James Hardy, a senior analyst for Asian Pacific region with Jane's Defense Weekly.

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