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Today — 3 September 2025Main stream

Xi Parades Firepower to Signal That China Won’t Be Bullied Again

3 September 2025 at 09:52
The military parade in Beijing, attended by autocrats from Russia, North Korea and beyond, is meant to show that China can resist pressure from the West.

© Pedro Pardo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A screen showed Xi Jinping of China, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, Kim Jong-un of North Korea and other leaders arriving for the parade in Beijing on Wednesday morning.
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