US Vice President Joe Biden (right) shares a light moment with Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso (left) during their meeting at the US ambassador's residence in Tokyo on December 3, 2013. -AFP
TOKYO: Vice President Joe Biden held talks in Tokyo Tuesday, saying the United States is "deeply concerned" about a new Chinese air zone that has provoked fury in Japan.
The Japanese government said it was confident it would get US backing for its opposition to what it called an "extremely dangerous" move by Beijing, which asserted rights to control aircraft over a swathe of the East China Sea, including disputed islands.
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