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MMA: roughly 531 mln cubic feet/day of natural gas production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has been suspended, about 25% of current gas output.

CHINA said at a routine briefing that remarks by a former Japanese foreign minister and domestic critics reflect rational opinion and are viewed positively by Beijing. CHINA said the root cause of the bilateral deterioration lies in Japan’s current leaders’ historical outlook and view of China, which contain serious deviations that have damaged the political basis of China-Japan relations and for which Japan bears full responsibility. CHINA urged Japanese leaders to listen to domestic critics, confront the root problems, abide by the four political documents between the two countries, and properly reflect and correct errors on Taiwan, history and perceptions of China.