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| Japanese PM Shinzo Abe urges Asia military restraint | Japanese PM Shinzo Abe urges Asia military restraint |
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| Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos that "military expansion" must be restrained in Asia. | Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos that "military expansion" must be restrained in Asia. |
| "The dividend of growth in Asia must not be wasted on military expansion," Mr Abe said. | |
| His comments are thought to refer to China, which is involved in territorial disputes with its neighbours. | |
| Speaking earlier, he compared relations with China to those between the UK and Germany on the eve of World War One. | |
| "Japan has sworn an oath never again to wage a war. We will continue to be wishing for the world to be at peace," Mr Abe said in his speech, according to Reuters. | |
| China recently established an Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) that covers East China Sea islands claimed and controlled by Japan, and a rock claimed by South Korea. | |
| The announcement of the ADIZ last year sparked concern across the region. China said that aircraft flying through the zone must follow its rules, including filing flight plans. |