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US Vice-President Joe Biden: "There is nothing inevitable about a conflict with China"
The US and China have had "very direct" talks about concerns over China's new air defence identification zone, US Vice-President Joe Biden said.
Speaking after meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Mr Biden said the zone had caused "apprehension" in Asia.
Talks in Mr Biden's Asia trip have been dominated by a new air zone declared by China, which covers islands controlled by Japan in the East China Sea.
China says its move is consistent with "international law and practice".
China announced a new Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) last month, and said aircraft flying through the zone must follow its rules, including filing flight plans.
The ADIZ covers islands claimed and controlled by Japan, and a submerged rock claimed by South Korea.
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The US, Japan and South Korea have rejected China's zone, and flown undeclared military aircraft through the ADIZ.
'World not tranquil'Mr Xi and Mr Biden met for around five hours on Wednesday.
Neither mentioned the air zone dispute when they spoke to reporters after the talks.
While tensions over China's air zone featured prominently, the situation inside North Korea was also a major topic of discussion when Xi Jinping met the man he calls his "old friend", Joe Biden.
The two spoke about news that had surfaced from North Korea in recent days, confirmed a senior US official. This week, reports emerged from South Korea that a top North Korean official, the uncle of leader Kim Jong-un, had been ousted, and his aides executed for corruption.
Lengthy talks between Mr Xi and Mr Biden centred around "creating conditions for negotiations that could actually be fruitful and not just a repeat of the same old North Korean game", a senior US administration official said.
"The credibility of our argument about the impact of pressure on diplomatic solutions has been enhanced in the eyes of a number of countries, including China, by what's happened with Iran."
After years of imposing tough sanctions on Iran, Washington recently reached an agreement with Tehran to curb its uranium enrichment programme. The Obama administration has touted the deal as a historic agreement that makes the Middle East a safer place.
However, Mr Biden told US businessmen on Thursday: "I was very direct about our firm position and our expectations in my conversations with President Xi."
China's declaration of the new zone had "caused significant apprehension in the region," he said, adding that China had "increasing responsibility to contribute positively to peace and security".
Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said: "During the talks the Chinese side repeated its principled position, stressing that the Chinese move accorded with international law and practice."
"The US side ought to take an objective and fair attitude and respect [China's move]," Mr Hong added.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Mr Xi had said that "profound and complex changes" were under way in Asia, and "the world, as a whole, is not tranquil".
"Enhancing dialogue and co-operation" was the "only correct choice" for the US and China, Mr Xi added.
A senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Mr Xi and Mr Biden also spent "a substantial amount of time" discussing North Korea, including the country's internal situation and ways to push Pyongyang towards denuclearisation.
'Profound disagreements'In his speech to US businessmen, Mr Biden also said that the two sides had "profound disagreements" over the treatment of US journalists in China.
"Innovation will thrive where people breathe freely, speak freely, are able to challenge orthodoxy, where newspapers can report the truth without fear of consequences," he said.
Earlier this week, a reporter from Bloomberg was denied access to a media event attended by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
The websites of Bloomberg and the New York Times have been blocked in China after they reported on the alleged wealth of the families of Mr Xi and former Premier Wen Jiabao.
Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a press briefing on Thursday that China "provided an extremely convenient atmosphere for foreign reporters reporting in China".
He added that China managed foreign journalists in accordance with its law.
Both Bloomberg and the New York Times have not received new journalist visas for more than a year, the BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing reports.
Foreign journalists working in China are frequently denied access to government officials, are often barred from sensitive areas of the country and have on occasions been attacked by government-hired thugs while reporting stories, our correspondent adds.
Mr Biden will fly to South Korea later on Thursday.
Earlier this week, he met Japanese President Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, where he reaffirmed the US' alliance with Japan.
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