China's Threats Anger Japan, But Trade Ties Complicate Things -- McClatchy NewsTOKYO — After Japan detained a Chinese fishing boat captain near a tiny, disputed chain of islands last month, China shut down diplomatic channels and threatened further retaliation. At the end of the fracas, amid reports of China cutting off crucial raw material exports, Japan backed down and released the captain.
The tensions weren't over. In a Washington speech last week, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe compared China's push for more military power to "Lebensraum," or "living space," Adolf Hitler's conviction that Nazi Germany should expand into other countries.
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The tensions weren't over. In a Washington speech last week, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe compared China's push for more military power to "Lebensraum," or "living space," Adolf Hitler's conviction that Nazi Germany should expand into other countries.
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