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https://scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1414935/spirit-times-china-and-japan-must-seek-peaceOpinion
In the spirit of the times, China and Japan must seek peace
Phil Chan remembers the painful lessons that past wars have taught
A Japanese surveillance plane flies over disputed islands in the East China Sea. Photo: AP
Recent disagreements between China and Japan are by no means comparable to the rivalry between Britain and Germany that led to the first world war. Any such comparison is ill-conceived.
Britain and Germany were engaged in a naval armament race, upping each other in their desires for colonial expansion.