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India's semi-official Press Trust of India reported that last week officials from the former Burma told their Indian counterparts they would sell gas from offshore block A-1 and potential discoveries in A-3 block to China. The agency quoted "highly placed sources."
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China has said it will build a 560-mile pipeline to transport the gas; India maintains that it is closer to Myanmar and that option would be cheaper.
South Korea's Choson Ilbo newspaper said the move to opt for China over South Korea was a blow to Seoul's bid to diversify its energy sources.
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