How China’s XXL military parade puts its military and territorial ambitions on show
Pacific Asia • Sep 2, 2025, 2:39 PM
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Wednesday’s military parade in Beijing celebrating the 80-year anniversary of China’s victory over Japan in World War II seems set to position China as the natural leader of a rival bloc to the Western international order – while at the same time pushing a historical narrative that seeks to justify President Xi Jinping’s territorial claims on Taiwan.
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