"Today, humanity once again faces the choice between peace or war, dialogue or confrontation, shared benefit or a zero-sum game, Xi proclaimed during his speech. For nearly an hour, troops, tanks, submarines, combat aircraft, drones, and missiles of all kinds, including the latest hypersonic models with nuclear capability and intercontinental range, marched in perfect synchronization in an event designed to showcase the military might of the world's second-largest power."
"The parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and the end of World War II kicked off in Beijing at exactly 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, local time. Chinese leader Xi Jinping presided over the celebrations flanked by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on the same gallery overlooking the square from which Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic in 1949."
China staged an elaborate military parade in Beijing beginning with eighty cannon shots to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. Xi Jinping presided over the ceremony flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un as 26 heads of state attended, including leaders from Iran and Belarus. For nearly an hour troops, tanks, submarines, aircraft, drones and missiles — including hypersonic models with nuclear capability and intercontinental range — paraded in synchronized formation. The event was choreographed meticulously, disrupted the capital, and signaled Beijing's role as a rallying point for powers challenging the U.S.-led international order.
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