Abe: China-Japan Ties 'Similar' to Britain and Germany Before WW1

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the rocky relationship between Japan and China is comparable to that of Germany and Britain before World War One.Speaking to reporters Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr. Abe also referred to China's steady increases in military spending as a "provocation." In a later keynote speech, Mr. Abe said Asian countries should be more forthcoming in order to avoid conflict."We must, ladies and gentlemen, restrain military...

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