Japan's former PM says China seeking 'lebensraum'
- Published: 19/10/2010 at 01:58 AM
- Online news: Asia
Japan's conservative former prime minister Shinzo Abe has accused China of pursuing a modern-day policy of "lebensraum" with its growing assertiveness over disputed territories.
Japan's conservative former prime minister Shinzo Abe, pictured in 2009, has accused China of pursuing a modern-day policy of "lebensraum" with its growing assertiveness over disputed territories.
"Lebensraum," or "living space," was a key tenet in the philosophy of Adolf Hitler who believed that Germany deserved space, especially in eastern Slavic areas, in which to grow.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
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