(VOVworld) – US Secretary of State John Kerry had a visit to Mongolia on Sunday. Kerry told reporters in Ulan Bator that Washington would consider China’s establishment of an air defence identification zone (ADIZ) over the East Sea a provocative and destabilising act.

Mongolian FM Lundeg Purevsuren (R) and US Secretary of State John Kerry shake hands prior to a meeting in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, June 5, 2016. (Photo: POOL/AFP)

The remarks came on the eve of a US-China dialogue in Beijing and after a Hong Kong newspaper cited Chinese army sources as saying Beijing was mulling such a zone, similar to one Beijing established over the East China Sea in 2013.

US Secretary of State John Kerry at a press conference in Ulan Bator on June 5, 2016. (AFP Photo)

Kerry said the establishment would raise tensions with other Asian nations and and call into serious question China's commitment to diplomatically manage the territorial disputes of the East Sea.

As part of his visit to Mongolia, Kerry was scheduled to meet with Mongolia's President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and kick off a US’ new aid program.