Joe Biden will discuss the air zone of China and North Korea

Joe Biden will discuss the air zone of China and North Korea


 U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday , headed for Northeast Asia to discuss the reduction of regional military tensions have increased with the declaration of the new Beijing air zone .

The new air zone to include the disputed islands in the East China Sea .

Biden plans to arrive in Tokyo on Monday ( local time ) and to Beijing on Wednesday , then three days in Seoul .

" Obviously , a visit to China to make the opportunity for the vice president to discuss directly with policy makers in Beijing that issue , " the U.S. official said .

also to convey our concerns directly and to seek clarity regarding China's intentions in making the move at this time .

China announces new air defense identification zone ( ADIZ ) over the East China Sea at the end of last month , a move apparently aimed to strengthen its claim over the Senkaku Islands are controlled by Japan .

Zone overlaps with ADIZ also involve South Korea , Japan , and Taiwan , triggering a strong reaction from these countries .

China since the past few years has increasingly demonstrated its ambitions to occupy the entire South China Sea and on the natural resources and mining there .

China unilaterally impose recognition of the communist nation 's sovereignty in the South China Sea and dismissed the claims of other countries ; deploy its military to fulfill that ambition .