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U.S. deputy secretary of state to visit Asia with focus on DPRK, regional issues

Xinhua, February 5, 2015 Adjust font size:

New U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea, China and Japan from Feb.9 to Feb.14 in his maiden overseas trip, with a focus on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and other regional issues, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday.

Blinken, the No.2 U.S. diplomat, will visit Seoul on Feb.9-10, Beijing on Feb.10-12, and Tokyo on Feb.12-14.

His visit to Seoul will focus on continuing close coordination with Seoul on the DPRK issue, while in Beijing, Blinken's visit reflects continued high-level U.S. engagement with China and the importance of strengthening the bilateral relations, said the statement. Blinken will also deliver a speech in Tokyo highlighting U.S. economic policy in the East Asia and Pacific region. Endit