I'm not saying China = Nazi Germany, but I wonder if statements like this came up during the lead up to WW2? Did Von Ribbentrop make statements to the media th

I'm not saying China = Nazi Germany, but I wonder if statements like this came up during the lead up to WW2? Did Von Ribbentrop make statements to the media that "the State of Austria lacks a basis for sovereignty" before Germany annexed the country? I imagine something similar? It often occurs to me to that when you start to put all the pieces together on China the situation is far more serious than most people appreciate.