U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reach out to shake hands at the end of their joint news conference following their meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called on Japan and China to find ways to reduce tensions that spiked after Beijing proclaimed an air defence zone over disputed isles in the East China Sea, while repeating Washington was "deeply concerned" by the move.
The United States has made clear it will stand by treaty obligations that require it to defend the Japanese-controlled islands, but it is also reluctant to get dragged into any military clash between the Asian rivals.
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