Asia
China's Announcement on the Establishment of “Air Defense Identification Zone in the East China Sea”
December 12, 2013
Protest against China
- Protest by Mr. Akitaka Saiki, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, against Mr. Cheng Yonghua, Chinese Ambassador to Japan (November 25, 2013)
- Protest by Mr. Junichi Ihara, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, against Mr. Han Zhigiang, Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Japan (November 23, 2013)
Consultation with the Countries Concerned
- Telephone Conference between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden (December 12, 2013)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (December 3, 2013)
- Telephone Conference between Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Fumio Kishida and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Ms. Caroline Kennedy (November 25, 2013)