“At what point do you say, ‘Enough is enough’? Well, the world has to say it — remember that the Sudetenland was given in an attempt to appease Hitler to prevent World War II.”

Comparing China to Nazi Germany to criticize China's assertive policy on dealing the South China Sea dispute. Keith Bradsher. Philippine Leader Sounds Alarm on China in New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/world/asia/philippine-leader-urges-international-help-in-resisting-chinas-sea-claims.html?_r=0 (4 February 2015)

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