In a demonstration of war and diplomatic force, China will hold, in the port city of Tianjin, on August 31 and September 1, a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Among the guests, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladmir Putin.
The military parade will be attended by 10,000 soldiers, more than 100 aircraft and hundreds of terrestrial war equipment. According to Chinese officers, all products were manufactured in China itself and several of them will be seen in public for the first time.
The demonstration of strength comes in the wake of a more assertive Beijing posture on regional territorial disputes, such as Taiwan’s case.
. Kim Jong Un does not usually leave North Korea, having made only 10 international trips since taking office in 2011.
In the last of them, he visited Vladmir Putin in Russia. The two countries have kept strong approximation in recent months, with the sending of North Korean troops to fight in the war in Ukraine.
A – and one of the main financiers of the Kim family regime.
“China is willing to follow working with North Korea to strengthen exchanges and cooperation and advance in socialist construction.”
In addition to the military parade, China also hosts CSO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization), a regional security committee formed mostly by Asian countries.
Among the committee participants are Putin and India President Narendra Modi, as well as representatives of Iran. The group must discuss the strength of Israel in the Middle East and the uncertainty of US foreign policy.
Shortly after the imposition of one with this, India, the Chinese’s historic rival, makes brief economic nods, indicating an approximation with Beijing.
