China to Host V-Day Commemorations: A Demonstration of Unity and Determination to Safeguard Peace

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China will stage a massive military parade on September 3 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, with 26 foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), set to attend the commemorations. The event reflects Beijing's efforts to promote unity in maintaining peace and its neighborhood diplomacy, with almost all leaders from China's neighboring countries attending the commemorations. China and Russia's high-level comprehensive strategic partnership will be on full display, with Putin's visit to China demonstrating the two countries' unity and determination in jointly safeguarding the victory of World War II.

Key Takeaways:

  • The V-Day commemorations in China will feature a massive military parade and the attendance of 26 foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, top leader of the DPRK.
  • China's efforts to promote unity in maintaining peace and its neighborhood diplomacy are reflected in the attendance of almost all leaders from China's neighboring countries.
  • China and Russia's high-level comprehensive strategic partnership will be on full display, with Putin's visit to China demonstrating the two countries' unity and determination in jointly safeguarding the victory of World War II.
  • The parade is meant to demonstrate China's firm determination to follow the path of peaceful development, its strong will to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and its powerful capability to defend world peace.
  • China has the best record among major powers when it comes to peace and security, having never provoked a war, never occupied an inch of another country's territory, and never waged a proxy war.
  • The list of foreign leaders in attendance has drawn attention from international media, with some noting the significance of Indonesia's and Malaysia's attendance in Beijing's concerted efforts to ramp up ties with neighboring South East Asia.

Statistics:

  • 26 foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un, will attend the V-Day commemorations.
  • China will host the massive military parade on September 3 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
  • China has the best record among major powers when it comes to peace and security, having not been involved in a war since the founding of the People's Republic.

Sources:

  • Xinhua News Agency
  • Global Times
  • Izvestia (Russian media)
  • BBC
  • Lü Xiang, research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  • Wu Zeke, deputy director of the Leading Group Office of Military Parade and a senior officer of the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission
  • Hong Lei, Assistant Foreign Minister of China
  • Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation