Comments by the leaders of Japan and the Philippines drawing parallels between China‘s growing assertiveness in the region and events in pre-war Europe are „not helpful“, the commander of US air forces in the Pacific said.

„The rise of Germany and what occurred between the UK in particular and Germany, and what happened in Europe, I don‘t draw that comparison at all to what‘s going on today“ in the Asia-Pacific, General Herbert „Hawk“ Carlisle, said in an interview in Singapore. „Some of the things, in particular that have been done by Japan, they need to think hard about what is provocative to other nations.“