Friday, December 6, 2013

U.S. Vice President Biden In South Korea For Talks



Biden In South Korea For Security Talks -- Voice of America

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is in South Korea amid tensions over China's new Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.

Biden will meet Friday in Seoul with South Korean President Park Geun-hye before giving a speech on U.S. regional policy at Yonsei University.

The talks are likely to cover China's ADIZ and North Korea's nuclear program.

Last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency said activity had been observed at a North Korean nuclear reactor consistent with an effort to restart it. Regional powers, including China and the U.S., have recently stepped up efforts to restart talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs.

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Update: VP Biden in South Korea for Last Stop on Asia Tour -- AP

My Comment: Nothing has been resolved on this trip. China is still staying firm. Japan will ignore this Chinese air defense zone. And South Korea will establishing their own zone in the next few weeks.

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