Original sentence: As a counterplot, Japanese government has implemented recent reforms allowing domestic Japanese firms to explore for oil and gas in the area.China started building gas/oil fields and will begin pumping up in summer, 2005.Chinese government critisizes this counterplot.In 1995, China started exploring the area both China side and Japan side of the line.Japanese government has critisized Chinese government, because the gas/oil fields are too close to Japanese EEZ, so the oil under the Japanese area be taken.The area is around the intermediate line between China and Japan.Under East China Sea, some reserchs have pointed out that there are natural gas and oil
Edited sentence: Many believe that it is a violation of international law and a breach of Chinese sovereignty.The Japanese government has implemented recent reforms allowing domestic Japanese firms to explore for oil and gas in Chinese territory