Japan expert and former state councillor Tang Jiaxuan also repeated Beijing's insistence that Tokyo recognise the existence of the islands dispute and start negotiations during talks with top Japanese business figures in Beijing on Thursday, China Daily added.

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Local Government Secretary of State Eric Pickles made the comments in a letter to a Conservative councillor.

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Local Councillor Robert Jones is now calling on BT - chosen by the council as the preferred bidder for the state-aided project - to prioritise Bradley Stoke for the roll out.

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