BEIJING: One hundred years after the outbreak of World War I, China and Japan are ripping selected pages from Germany's history - including the Nazi period - as they seek to demonise each other in their modern-day diplomatic battles.
Beijing's state-controlled media have compared Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Adolf Hitler, using shrill rhetoric that analysts say exploits Tokyo's mixed messages about its past aggression in China and elsewhere.
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