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But we start with diplomacy and the dispute.

The dispute is about a section of sky over part of Asia.

China, Japan, South Korea and the U.S. all fly planes through the area.

But recently, China said it owns the air space.

That's led to tensions between severalAsian governments.

Vice President Joe Biden is on a trip to Asia right now.

He is hoping to provide some of the diplomacy and to keep the tense situation from turninginto something worse.

Vice President Joe Biden with one eye towards a possible 2016 bid is getting the chance to flexhis international muscle power in Asia.

The United States has an interest in the lowering of tensions in its vital region.

As I believe all the countries in Northeast Asia share that same interest with us.

Biden in crisis manager mode arrived in Tokyo as to reach and confront the power grab byBeijing.

China declared it now controls the vast portion of the air space over the East China Sea andremote islands that both China and Japan claim.

Biden will bluntly ask the Chinese leaders their military intentions when he stops in China next.

U.S. officials worry China's ultimate aim is a confrontation with Japan.

We, the United States, are deeply concerned by the attempt to unilaterally change the statusquo in East China Sea.

This action has raised regional tensions and increased the risk of accidents and miscalculation.

China is demanding aircraft flowing through the zone file flight plans and maintain radiocontact.

While some U.S. commercial airliners are complying,U.S. military aircraft will not, and theObama administration is making clear it rejects China's declaration of the air defenseidentification zone.

no indicates U.S. government's acceptance of China's requirements.

The U.S. insists it will continue flying militarily aircraft through the Chinese zone and has beguna long planned deployment of advanced P.A-ed reconnaissance aircraft to Japan that cancarry torpedoes, missiles, bombs and mines.

Barbara Starr, CNN, the Pentagon.

It's time for "The Shoutout".

Which country is highlighted on this map of Eastern Europe?

If you think you know it then shout it out!

Is it Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania or Ukraine?

You've got three seconds, go!

That's Ukraine.

One of the largest countries in Europe and home to more than 44 million people.

That's your answer and that's your shoutout.