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Special agency set up to handle sea, land disputes

By Li Xiaokun | China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-06 07:41

A dedicated department has been set up to tackle land and maritime border disputes, the Foreign Ministry announced yesterday.

The department of boundary and ocean affairs is mainly responsible for land and sea boundary demarcation and management, drafting diplomatic policies, and negotiating joint development at sea, spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told a regular press briefing.

Earlier, those responsibilities were shared by several departments.

Special agency set up to handle sea, land disputes

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