By Jaime Ortega.
U.S. Vice President , Joe Biden , said in Seoul that Washington ” will not recognize ” the new air defense zone traced by China, source of tension in Northeast Asia that unleashed protests in South Korea and Japan.
The air defense area ( ADIZ ) was drawn unilaterally in late November by Beijing in the East China Sea ” and will not affect U.S. operations in the region ,” said Biden during a speech on foreign policy at the prestigious Yonsei University South Korean capital.
He stressed that the U.S. ” is very clear to the commitment to our allies” , Seoul and Tokyo , which also recognize the ADIZ and so far refuse to report to Beijing on the flight plans of its aircraft in the area.
China responded with negative manners when South Korea and Japan had requested Biden to reconsider the layout of the ADIZ invasion because of its air defense zones , in addition to the Senkaku – Diaoyu islands, controlled by Tokyo but claimed by Beijing, and South Korean island submerged called Ieodo.
In any case, the Vice President called on all parties to “take practical steps to lower the temperature ” of this conflict.
“Not only for us but for the world, we will make things right with China ,” he said , noting the importance of maintaining good ties with the Asian giant.
Biden , who is visiting South Korea as the last part of a tour around Northeast Asia that has also taken him to Tokyo and Beijing , on Wednesday met with the President of China, Xi Jinping , who reported the U.S. position in this conflict and called for more cooperation and dialogue to resolve tensions.
The U.S. leader also alluded in his speech today to the nuclear threat from North Korea , a country that once again urged to renounce nuclear weapons.
“Do not accept a nuclear North Korea ,” Biden said , who promised to ” do whatever it takes to defend our allies from aggression ” of the regime of Kim Jong -un.
Before his speech at the university, Biden met with the South Korean president , Park Geun- hye, an oriented coordinate positions on major issues of bilateral interest, especially in the fields of security and economy appointment.
Joe Biden will also meet Friday with South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong -won, and Saturday will visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ ) , the fortified strip of the 38th parallel that divides the two Koreas, before returning to the U.S..
