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Pakistani Military Contingent at China's Victory Day Parade (2015)

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A QLZ87 35mm automatic grenade launcher displayed with an optical sight and rubber shoulder pad. Note the fitted 15-round drum magazine, and the smaller 6-round drum alongside.

QLZ87 35mm Automatic Grenade Launcher
This automatic grenade launcher (AGL) of 35mm caliber was developed by Norinco in the late 1980s, building upon studies of the Russian AGS-17 and development of the W87 export type. Issued in the mid-1990s, it is notable for being the first such weapon to enter PLA service as standard issue. It is issued at the platoon and company level to give direct fire support to infantry.

Great effort was invested into making the weapon as light as possible, which explains why a locked-breech action was chosen. The QLZ87 can be operated in two ways: as a standard 12 kg type with bipod fired by a single soldier and with a range of 600 m; or a 20 kg tripod-mounted heavy version served by three crewmen and with a 1,750 m maximum range. The tripod allows 360º traverse and an elevation range from -10º to 70º, which thus gives it a theoretical capability against low-flying aircraft. It is gas-operated (direct impingement) and air-cooled. A 3x optical sight is fitted as standard. The QLZ87 can also be fitted on vehicles and helicopters to give them a degree of firepower.

The AGL fires a range of 35x32mm rounds, including high explosive (HE), high explosive anti-tank (HEAT), incendiary and smoke grenades in either single or burst mode. Its sustained rate of fire is 45 rounds per minute. The grenades can be loaded in either a 6-round or 15-round drum magazine underneath the weapon instead of a more complicated belt feed. The 35mm grenades, weighing 250 g each, have a better blast radius performance (claimed 10 m kill radius) and armor penetration capacity (up to 80 mm) than 40mm grenades of the American Mk 19 AGL.

An unusual feature is the position of the pistol grip that extends laterally from the right side alongside the trigger and safety/fire selector. Its rate of fire, especially when using the light version, must make accurate shooting difficult. Another problem is the very low drum magazine capacity. The PLA obviously opted for maneuverability instead of firepower with this AGL. As the first generation adopted by the PLA, the QLZ87 apparently had some teething problems, and this would explain why the belt-fed QLZ04 AGL was later fielded.

Weight:20 kg (heavy variant)
Length:970 mm
Magazine:6 or 15 rounds
Muzzle velocity:200 m/s
Effective range:1,750 m
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A QJZ89 heavy machine gun on display at the PLA’s Stonecutters Island Naval Base in Hong Kong. It is mounted on an adjustable-height tripod and an optical sight is fitted.

QJZ89 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun
The QJZ89 is the Chinese equivalent of the M2 .50 cal. machine gun commonly used in the West. This crew-served weapon offers sustained fire support for ground troops and it can also be mounted on light vehicles (the Dongfeng EQ2050 4×4, for example). As well as attacking lightly protected targets and lightly armored vehicles, it could be used in the antiaircraft role too. A standard weapon crew is three men, and it is fielded at both the battalion and company levels within the PLA.

The air-cooled Type 89 uses a gas-/recoil-operated action. The machine gun is typically mounted on a tripod and the QJZ89 is fed from a 50-round belt contained in a box mounted on the left. The detachable barrel can be quickly changed, while the muzzle brake is particularly large. Its first public appearance was with the Hong Kong Garrison in 1997.

This heavy machine gun usually features an optical sight for improved long-range accuracy, but a night vision sight can also be mounted. Its rate of fire is 450-600 rounds per minute, and it fires a 12.7x108mm round (armor-piercing, high explosive and incendiary are available). The gunner operates the weapon by holding a pistol grip with rifle-type trigger, supported by a tubular shoulder stock.

Weight:17.5 kg (26 kg w/ tripod)
Length:1,920 mm
Barrel length:1,002 mm
Magazine:50 rounds
Muzzle velocity:825 m/s
Effective range:1,500 m
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This QJY88 general-purpose machine gun is mounted on a tripod for sustained fire. It can alternatively be operated with just a bipod for the light machine gun role.

QJY88 5.8mm Machine Gun
The Type 88 is a 5.8x42mm general-purpose machine gun that replaced the incumbent Type 67. It has an integral bipod or it can be mounted on a lightweight tripod for sustained fire. A standard crew in such a role comprises two soldiers.

Despite its name incorporating the digits 88, it seems the weapon only entered PLA service earlier this millennium. This light machine gun from the Norinco stable is reportedly not so popular among troops because it lacks the range and lethality of its predecessor. Although lighter than the Type 67 machine gun, it is still considerably heavier than foreign counterparts such as the FN Minimi.

The QJY88 is air-cooled and gas-operated with a long-stroke gas piston, and the barrel can be quickly detached. The weapon is fed from a 200-round disintegrating steel belt contained in a plastic box mounted on the left. The standard round is 5.8x42mm.

Weight:11.8 kg (16 kg w/ tripod)
Length:1,160 mm
Barrel length:600 mm
Magazine:200 rounds
Muzzle velocity:895 m/s
Effective range:800 m

A QBU88 sniper rifle seen with its bipod and 4x telescopic sight attached. It offers a longer range than the standard QBZ95 assault rifle. It has adjustable iron sights fitted as standard.

QBU88 5.8mm Sniper Rifle
The QBU88 (or Type 88) is more of a designated marksman rifle than a true sniper rifle, and it is perfectly capable of providing aimed semiautomatic fire at longer ranges. This is a significant weapon since it was the first of a new generation of Chinese weapons to use the proprietary 5.8x42mm caliber. As indicated by its Type 88 designation, it was adopted by the PLA sometime in the late 1980s or thereafter.

The gas-operated QBU88 fires a heavier 5.8x42mm round, although it can still shoot the regular 5.8mm cartridge used with the Type 95 assault rifle. The short-stroke gas piston is located above the barrel, and it utilizes a three-lug rotating bolt. Diopter-type adjustable iron sights are standard, but typically it is fitted with a 4x magnification scope. A night sight is also available, which can be fitted on a short rail.

This weapon is used by both the PLA and police in China. Generally it is used in conjunction with a detachable bipod.

Weight:4.2 kg
Length:920 mm
Barrel length:620 mm
Magazine:10 rounds
Effective range:800 m

The PLA’s 5.8mm QCW05 submachine gun is easily identified by the carry handle, whereas the JS has a Picatinny rail fitted instead. Note the silencer that is here attached to the barrel.

QCW05 5.8mm Submachine Gun
The QCW05 (its name Weisheng Chongfeng Qiang literally means ‘Silenced Assault Gun’) is a 5.8x21mm-caliber submachine gun that joined PLA service after winning a competition to replace Type 79 and 85 silenced submachine guns in 2001. Although it bears some familial resemblance to the standard QBZ95 assault rifle, it was jointly developed by the 208 Research Institute and Jianshe Industries (Group) Corporation in Chongqing. The latter is part of China South Industries Group, and the QCW05 was officially unveiled at the International Police Equipment Expo in Beijing in 2005.

The QCW05 of bullpup configuration operates on the blowback principle, firing from an open bolt. It is said to possess easy construction characteristics, and polymers are used for elements such as the shoulder stock and pistol grip. The weapon can fire in single, 3-round-burst or fully automatic modes. The gun is fed from a four-row box magazine that holds 50 rounds. Like the Type 95 rifle, spent cases eject only from the right side, meaning it is not advisable to fire left-handed. It has a deliberately low rate of fire to aid controllability. It has a flip-up rear sight.

The PLA fires 5.8x21mm cartridges with the QCW05, and it is typically issued to non-combat personnel such as vehicle crews and aircrews. Its compact size makes it easy to use in cramped environments like vehicle interiors. Of course, it is also intended for Special Forces use, hence the detachable silencer that can be fitted. The 5.8x21mm DCV05 subsonic round is available when the silencer is employed.

When chambered in 9mm caliber, it is known as the JS, and it is commonly used by the People’s Armed Police (PAP). The JS has a lower-capacity 30-round magazine owing to the larger 9mm rounds. The QCQ05 is a version without a suppressor.

Weight:2.2 kg
Length:500 mm
Barrel length:250 mm
Magazine:50 rounds
Muzzle velocity:150 m/s (w/ silencer)
Effective range:50 m (silencer fitted)

A QSL92 pistol in 5.56mm caliber belonging to the Hong Kong Garrison of the PLA. Note the ambidextrous safety/decocking lever that is mounted on both sides of the handgun.

QSZ92 Pistol
The QSZ92, a product of Norinco, has been the standard semiautomatic pistol used by the PLA since it was introduced in the late 1990s. It is believed development commenced around 1994. Of conventional design with some idiosyncrasies, it can be chambered in either 9x19mm Parabellum or 5.8x21mm caliber (referred to as the QSZ92-9 and QSZ92-5.8 respectively). The frame is made of polymer and it is recoil-operated and has a locked breech. The barrel rotates upon recoil to lock and unlock itself from the slide using two rows of split locking lugs.

A total of 15 9mm rounds, or 20 rounds of 5.8mm ammunition, are dual-stacked in the magazine. The pistol employs a double-action trigger mechanism and a three-dot fixed sight. A laser light or flashlight can be fitted on an integral rail underneath the barrel.

The PLA’s preferred caliber for soldiers (e.g. special forces) is 9mm, while commanders and officers are issued the 5.8mm-caliber version. The handgun is also commonly used by police forces in China. The QSZ92 has been adopted by the militaries of Bangladesh and Cambodia.

Weight:760 g
Length:190 mm
Barrel length:111 mm
Magazine:15 rounds (for 9mm)
Muzzle velocity:350 m/s
Effective range:50 m
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[ahojunk]

Proud of you, CHINA!
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Look at the body language of the leaders of three neighboring countries.
They look friendly and at ease with each other.
The fourth neighbor is missing. Where is Mr Abe?
IMHO, he made a mistake by not turning up!

In contrast, Germany sincerely apologized to its victims.
They learn from history and not revise history.
And Germany has moved on.
Not only is Germany well accepted in Europe but it is the EU defacto leader.

When we say P5 + 1, the "1" is Germany.
What a contrast between Germany and Japan?

 

[21stCentury]

By Edward Liu:

History-amnesia in display.... American mainstream news media may be free but they are not responsible. They distort the news to suit their own biases, prejudices and to burnish their Eurocentric-white supremacy.

Consider how the Christian Science Monitor, like AP, and the L.A. Times that I pointed out yesterday, try to spin this story of South Korean President Park Geun-hye's attendance at China's Beijing Military Parade commemorating the 70th anniversay of the end of World War II, and Imperial Japan's unconditional.
surrender.'

This is malicious "bad-mouthing" orchestrated to pooh-pooh China's commemoration of the end of World War II. After all, it was the Russians and the Chinese who together suffered the most fatalities and casualties under the Western front of German Nazi Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and the Eastern front of fascist Imperial Japan under Emperor Hirohito and General Tojo.

The story started with these three paragraphs:

"South Korea's President Park Geun-hye today met China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing ahead of a large and somewhat divisive World War II "victory" celebration seen as asserting China's legitimacy and power.
President Park opened the meeting in the Great Hall of the People by thanking President Xi for exercising his influence over North Korea. Park alluded to China's efforts at persuading North Korea not to follow through on threats to open fire across the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas in a testy standoff in late August, according to Park's spokesman.

Nothing better dramatizes China's regional military and commercial weight than Park's decision to fly to Beijing, to see Xi as soon as she got there, and then to stay and witness a much-touted Chinese parade on Thursday of 12,000 soldiers in Tiananmen Square and 200 jet fighters soaring overhead. "

Following that, the Christian Science Monitor reporter started spinning the story with subheadlines such as "Not Many World Leaders at Parade...."

The CSM reporter might as well report:

American, British, Canadian, Australian, and European leaders other than Czech and Serbian leaders from the EU all boycotted and declined to attend this parade..... because this Euro-American-British Atlantic Alliance is umbilically linked to a remilitarized fascist Japan under Shinzo Abe to use as "bulwark" shock troops to blunt China's rise.

Not many world leaders at parade?

Who's kidding who?

Aren't the heads of state of Russia, Egypt, Pakistan, the Central Asian nations, Venezuela, et al "major" world leaders?

Just because they are not Euro-American-British does not imply that they are not world leaders. LOL !

This is a watershed event in the tectonic shift in Asia-Pacific and the emergence of the non-West.

qft

 

[Beidou2020]

The people that want to do harm to China are fearful of China because of its strength.

The best way to diminish the influence and relevance of the West is for China to get stronger.

The ball is in China's court.

 

[TaiShang]

@Beidou2020 , @Shotgunner51 , @Keel

China, the World's Next Superpower, Stages Epic Parade

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By Michael Tanner on the TIME article linked above:

<<*** China, the 70th VJ parade and the rise of China = this is a very good and telling piece from the perennial China bashing time magazine ..... its good is not because of the journalistic professionalism, literary quality and scholarly objectivity on display, in these respects the article is actually pretty pathetic; its littered with petty insults, vile insinuation and utterly unbecoming name calling ..... it started off quite promisingly but soon canine indoctrination gets the better and the piece degenerated into foul litany ..... expectedly, disgraceful but perfect sour grape mentality on display so typical of western establishment propagandists .....

*** the article is good is because of its undeniably grudging admiration for China's phenomenal achievements of how it pulled itself together after more than a hundred years of humiliation, destruction, plundering and violation by so many "enlightened" foreign powers, and its reluctant admission to the facts that China has truly ARRIVED, today, and on display at the heart beijing ..... and there is no amount of bad mouthing, lie and/or disinforming can change the facts about China and how China has finally reclaimed its rightful place in the world ..... truly amazing .....

"No longer were China’s soldiers outfitted in the ragged clothes of the Communist guerrillas, or, more likely, that of their rival Nationalists who did the bulk of the fighting against the Japanese. (The Kuomintang, or Nationalists, retreated to Taiwan in 1949 after losing the civil war to Chairman Mao Zedong’s Communist forces.) The soldiers were not only sharply uniformed but arranged so that they all appeared the same height. New fighter jets soared ahead, streaming pastel-hued contrails, and the latest in ballistic missile technology rolled past. Chinese state media said that 84% of the military hardware on display had been unveiled for the parade. “You can never exaggerate the power of a strong military,” Chinese military analyst Gao Feng told TIME. “We Chinese have learned that we must have a strong army to protect our sovereignty and territorial integrity.”>>

 

[hexagonsnow]

The people that want to do harm to China are fearful of China because of its strength.

The best way to diminish the influence and relevance of the West is for China to get stronger.

The ball is in China's court.

You get the point !

 

[Beidou2020]

@Beidou2020 , @Shotgunner51 , @Keel

China, the World's Next Superpower, Stages Epic Parade

***
By Michael Tanner on the TIME article linked above:

<<*** China, the 70th VJ parade and the rise of China = this is a very good and telling piece from the perennial China bashing time magazine ..... its good is not because of the journalistic professionalism, literary quality and scholarly objectivity on display, in these respects the article is actually pretty pathetic; its littered with petty insults, vile insinuation and utterly unbecoming name calling ..... it started off quite promisingly but soon canine indoctrination gets the better and the piece degenerated into foul litany ..... expectedly, disgraceful but perfect sour grape mentality on display so typical of western establishment propagandists .....

*** the article is good is because of its undeniably grudging admiration for China's phenomenal achievements of how it pulled itself together after more than a hundred years of humiliation, destruction, plundering and violation by so many "enlightened" foreign powers, and its reluctant admission to the facts that China has truly ARRIVED, today, and on display at the heart beijing ..... and there is no amount of bad mouthing, lie and/or disinforming can change the facts about China and how China has finally reclaimed its rightful place in the world ..... truly amazing .....

"No longer were China’s soldiers outfitted in the ragged clothes of the Communist guerrillas, or, more likely, that of their rival Nationalists who did the bulk of the fighting against the Japanese. (The Kuomintang, or Nationalists, retreated to Taiwan in 1949 after losing the civil war to Chairman Mao Zedong’s Communist forces.) The soldiers were not only sharply uniformed but arranged so that they all appeared the same height. New fighter jets soared ahead, streaming pastel-hued contrails, and the latest in ballistic missile technology rolled past. Chinese state media said that 84% of the military hardware on display had been unveiled for the parade. “You can never exaggerate the power of a strong military,” Chinese military analyst Gao Feng told TIME. “We Chinese have learned that we must have a strong army to protect our sovereignty and territorial integrity.”>>

These brainwashed fools have no idea what happened in the China war. They still believe the KMT resisted the Japanese military. Utterly delusional bunch. Twisting history as if it's the truth because of their media power over the world.

KMT military was easily destroyed as they were the first force to face against Japan and got destroyed very quickly. Japan dismantled the KMT forces in rapid fashion. KMT wouldn't know how to defend itself against a paper bag let alone a military.

Japan thought after defeating the KMT military (which was the official Chinese military at the time) they had control of China and could go to their next conquest.

But then the PLA fought a guerrilla war against the Japanese military and bogged them down for the entirety of the war and caused Japan to spend more and more resources in countering the PLA guerrilla warfare tactics. That's the People's War strategy Mao talked about. It's pretty much the same tactics the PLA employed in fighting the US and its allies in the Korean War. You lose a lot of lives in that strategy but the other option is to surrender and be ruled by foreigners forever.

Without the PLA resistance, Japan would have invaded the Soviet Union or gone to South Asia to grab more territory. They wouldn't have stopped at China.

It was the PLA that felt the full brunt of the Japanese military as the more the PLA resisted, the more forces Japan sent in, the more frustrated Japan got in being unable to fully crush China, the more barbaric they got towards Chinese people. The Japanese killed Chinese people like their lives meant nothing. This is why Japan will face its judgement day against the PLA one day.

Communist forces are tough bastards to crack in all out war. The Nazis and Japanese brutally found that out. It's a fight to the death.

 

[LowPost]

To my surprise, Laurent Fabius attended the celebrations as well.

Chinese premier pledges new progress for relations with France - Xinhua | English.news.cn

 

[TaiShang]

What do first ladies do in China after V-Day Parade? Shopping!

First ladies of the Czech Republic and Pakistan have enjoyed some fun shopping time in downtown Beijing after the V-Day Parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two on Thursday.

Photos unveiled by the Beijing Youth Daily show Czech first lady Ivana Zemanová and Pakistani first lady Begum Mehmooda Mamnoon cashing out in Beijing’s famous shopping mall Silk Street Market—a must-visit place among foreigners in Beijing.

From pearls, silk scarves to Chinese-style handcrafts, the first ladies have reportedly scoured the stores inside, leaving with their shopping bags filled to the brim.

 

[hexagonsnow]

What do first ladies do in China after V-Day Parade? Shopping!

First ladies of the Czech Republic and Pakistan have enjoyed some fun shopping time in downtown Beijing after the V-Day Parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the World War Two on Thursday.

Photos unveiled by the Beijing Youth Daily show Czech first lady Ivana Zemanová and Pakistani first lady Begum Mehmooda Mamnoon cashing out in Beijing’s famous shopping mall Silk Street Market—a must-visit place among foreigners in Beijing.

From pearls, silk scarves to Chinese-style handcrafts, the first ladies have reportedly scoured the stores inside, leaving with their shopping bags filled to the brim.

Special celebrating for women!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

women are women straight away from defence parade right into mall

 

[LowPost]

Nice roundup posted on The Saker.

The Moscow-Beijing Express: From May 9th in Moscow to September 3rd in Beijing, the Anti-West Order Comes Full Circle
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By: Jeff J. Brown, 44 Days Radio Sinoland

Cross linked with 44 Days www.44days.net and Sound Cloud: May 9 Moscow Sep 3 Beijing Anti-West Order Comes Full Circle Saker 44 Days Radio Sinoland by 44 Days Radio Sinoland | Free Listening on SoundCloud

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) was the only person during the entire Beijing V-Day parade who got face time with Chinese President Xi Jinping (right). This speaks volumes about China’s intended message to its people and the world. (Image by 44 Days Radio Sinoland)

On May 9th, 2015, in Moscow, Chinese President Xi Jinping sat to the right of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to leisurely watch Russia’s 70th Anniversary Victory Day Parade (over fascism). After giving a short, solemn speech, Putin took a relaxed, friendly approach, chumming it up with Xi, his wife Peng Liyuan, Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbaev and decorated Russian veterans of World War II, while enjoying a beautiful, azure-sky, spring day. There was a subdued, but festive atmosphere of celebration in the air. This is a venerable parade, having been conducted annually since 1945 and it showed. For Russians, it is a part of their collective sociopolitical DNA, and is it celebrated simultaneously in 26 other cities across the country, much like July 4th in America and July 14th in France.

Russia’s military might was in full regalia and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) marched with the Russian Red Army, along with India’s and eight more visiting countries, mostly from the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization). The Soviet Union/Russia have a tradition of inviting fraternal armies to march in this parade, but women soldiers marched for the first time ever. It was the largest parade in Russia’s history. The message was clear: we will not stand for another rise of world fascism. If you have any doubts, we are ready to battle for global freedom and peace and we have friends who are ready to help.

Today, on September 3rd, 2015 in Beijing, it was a beautiful, early fall day, with a cloudless azure sky. Xi stood with Putin on the dais of Tiananmen Gate, to watch over China’s 70th Anniversary Victory Day Parade over Japanese Aggression and World Fascism. Unlike Russia’s May 9th parade, Beijing’s was a somber, reflective occasion full of gravitas. It was China’s inaugural parade to fete a brand new national holiday, in recognition of the sacrifices of the Chinese people during World War II, and it was China’s biggest parade ever. The two other world leaders closest to President Xi on the dais were South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbaev. Nazarbaev was close by in both parades for a very good reason. He is the founding father of the concept of a unified, pan-Asian economic and security block, from Belarus to China, where the imperial West cannot use its massive naval advantage to control the world’s biggest continent. It was his vision that helped inspire Putin’s Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU) and Xi’s Silk Roads and Belts initiative.

In Beijing, seventeen visiting countries’ armies marched with the PLA, including Russia’s. The Russian troops were the last foreign detachment to march in the parade. This meant that they were closest to the Chinese troops, who were right behind them, thus, symbolically honoring Russia’s lead and linking the two countries’ histories, sacrifices and militaries together. Like on May 9th in Russia, a massive show of military power was displayed, all built in China and fully operational: from small drones to nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, from the newest anti-ship technology (read the US’s Sixth Fleet parked off China’s and Russia’s eastern shores) to anti-stealth weaponry (take that American tactical B-2 bombers). Like May 9th, China showed off women soldiers for the first time in a military parade. This is long overdue recognition that neither China nor the Soviet Union/Russia could have defeated fascism, without the Herculean efforts and sacrifices of their female citizens. Numerous Chinese and foreign (including Western) WWII veterans were on hand, being honored and praised. They were all in their 80s and 90s, many in wheel chairs or with canes.

Chinese and foreign WWII veterans were honored and praised. Here is a Chinese Communist Party Eighth Route soldier, saluting Xi and his guests, who are on Tiananmen Gate above. (Image by 44 Days Radio Sinoland)

Like in Moscow on May 9th, women marched in a Chinese military parade for the first time. Here are medical corps soldiers proudly joining the celebrations. (Image by 44 Days Radio Sinoland)

Make no mistake about it: this was Xi Jinping’s creation from start to finish. Xi’s spirit, intentions and message to the world were all over today’s parade. He led the entire event from start to finish. President Putin was the only person on the dais who was honored during the parade, by standing next to Xi Jinping, while the Russian troops marched below on Tiananmen Square. Other than when Xi was with Putin, during the rest of the parade, he stood, sat and waved to the troops by himself.

Xi gets credit for creating this new national holiday, for holding a big parade to commemorate the remembrance, thereby adding a powerful sociopolitical meme to the Chinese Dream and the consciousness of his people. Unlike Putin on May 9th, Xi was the face of the event, giving a longish, passionate speech in support of China’s unrecognized contributions to the world’s victory over fascism. Full text of Chinese president's speech at commemoration of 70th anniversary of war victory - People's Daily Online To underscore this, CCTV (China Central Television) had on as a post-parade guest, British historian Dr. Rana Mitter, who has recently released a book, Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937-1945. Xi also extolled the critical role of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in rallying and leading the people to triumph, during their 14-year struggle against fascist Japan.

Xi’s spirit, intentions and message to the world were all over today’s parade. He led the entire event from start to finish. (Image by 44 Days Radio Sinoland)

Xi was very much a focus of today’s parade. Here he is standing in a classic Red Flag sedan car, reviewing the troops before they started to march. Behind the Great Western Firewall, the mainstream propaganda machine will be slobbering like rabid dogs to destroy Xi’s reputation, given the national and international success of this parade. https://soundcloud.com/44-days/radio-sinoland-show-by-jeff-1 (Image by 44 Days Radio Sinoland)

Xi skirted around the “bragging rights”, as to who paid the larger price, by saying China suffered 35 million casualties (which includes the wounded), while stating that Russia lost 27 million lives, in the cause against world fascism. Both countries like to claim they had the biggest loss of human life. It is safe to say that between these two fraternal, communist countries, they suffered about half the world’s 100 million World War II casualties and between them, lost close to 40 million citizens. To put this in proper perspective, the United Kingdom and the United States each lost around 400,000, or a total of 800,000 citizens. This is one-fiftieth, or only 2% of Russia’s and China’s combined sacrifices. Thus, tellingly, Russia was the only country named in Xi’s keynote speech, although he did collectively thank all the countries that helped China fight against fascism.

The Russian troops were the last foreign detachment to march in the parade. This meant that they were closest to the Chinese troops, who were right behind them, thus, symbolically honoring Russia’s lead and linking the two countries’ histories, sacrifices and militaries together. (Image by 44 Days Radio Sinoland).

President Putin was the only person on the dais honored during the parade, by standing next Xi Jinping, while the Russian troops marched below on Tiananmen Square. To Putin’s right is seated South Korean President Park. Other than when he was with Putin, during the rest of the parade, Xi stood, sat and waved to the troops by himself. (Image by 44 Days Radio Sinoland)

Xi also wanted his people to remember that it is the CPC that preserved 5,000 years of Chinese civilization and “ended China’s national humiliation of suffering successive defeats at the hands of foreign aggressors”. This of course, means Western empire’s colonialization of China from the 1840s until liberation in 1949, which included addicting 100 million Chinese to 281,250MT of imported opium and bankrupting the country, by stealing 40,625MT of silver, during that time frame. So, this parade was also a critical expression of Xi Jinping’s Chinese Dream, to move the people beyond this terrible history of colonial exploitation and to look to the future.

Xi also pointed out to his people and the world that it is the CPC that will continue to lead China to socialist prosperity, stability and collective security, under the banner of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought Mao Zedong: Ow! Or Wow? 44 Days Radio Sinoland, 2015.5.1 by 44 Days Radio Sinoland | Free Listening on SoundCloud , Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Three Represents and the Scientific Outlook on Development. The Myth of Chinese Capitalism | The Greanville Post • Vol. IX The latter two platforms were developed by former presidents Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, respectively, who were also in attendance.

Jiang and Hu were sitting next to UN General Secretary, Ban Ki-moon, a fellow Korean with President Park Geun-hye. Secretary Ban was dressed down by the Japanese (who don’t pass gas without consulting Washington first) for attending today’s parade. Japan complains to UN over Ban’s China military parade visit - Borneo Bulletin Online Who do these colonial fools think they are? Thus, Xi was also sure to remind the world that China will never seek hegemony and expansion (meaning, like the West continues to do so) and everybody’s international affairs should be conducted through the United Nations charter, meaning not extra-judicially, like NATO does relentlessly across the planet. The US Carried Out 674 Military Operations in Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any of Them? | The Greanville Post • Vol. IX

Surprisingly, Xi used this speech to announce that the PLA will reduce its numbers by 300,000 soldiers, in the name of world peace. While lofty sounding, in truth, there has been a lot of talk recently that Xi, who is a PLA soldier himself and as head of the Central Military Commission, is the army’s supreme commander, intends to radically redesign China’s military, to make it more mobile, responsive and rapid. This is China’s adaptation to the United States’ pivot to the Pacific. The pivot is to intensify America’s encirclement of the People’s Republic and its relentless efforts to overthrow the CPC – all grand plans that Uncle Sam has spent untold billions trying to do, since 1949.

China, having the world’s largest standing army (2.2 million soldiers), has quite a task to restructure its military, but it would appear this parade will be used as a launching pad to do just that. China to drastically overhaul its People’s Liberation Army in 'ambitious' plan to build modern fighting force on par with West | South China Morning Post

How did Western Empire respond to all this? The day before the parade, the United States announced a whole rash of sanctions (what else is new?) against Russia, China, Iran, Syria, Sudan and Turkey, for helping Iran to exist. The timing was an obvious riposte to the next day’s events. New sanctions: US targets scores of Russian, Chinese, Syrian firms over Iran — RT News Russia’s foreign ministry immediately released a statement that Russia will retaliate, but maybe not in the same fashion. Like, during Putin’s Beijing visit, sitting down with President Xi and signing 30 bilateral agreements, with Putin saying China is a “key partner for Russia”, and Russian-Chinese relations are at an “historic peak”, despite “illegitimate Western restrictions”. Russia-China relations at ‘historic peak’ despite ‘illegitimate Western restrictions’ - Putin — RT News

And it wasn’t only Putin. Fellow socialist President Nicolas Maduro found the time to meet with Xi and sign a new $5 billion loan, to help Venezuela expand its oil production. In return, Venezuela will increase its sale of black crude to China, from 700,000 barrels per day to one million. Venezuela to Increase Oil Production with Loan from China | News | teleSUR English Xi and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who acted as the parade’s master of ceremonies, met with the visiting world leaders, signing bilateral agreements left and right.

Xi met with Korea’s President Park for private talks. This after Uncle Sam had brow beaten and threatened her like a loan shark client, not to come and participate in the parade. Will South Korea’s President Attend China’s WW2 Anniversary Parade? | The Diplomat Mrs. Park speaks quite good Chinese and the Korean press was calling this visit her “sixth summit” with Xi, both of whom were elected as presidents in the spring of 2013. Like Putin, Park is known to have a very good working relationship with Xi and they like and respect each other. The Korean media supported her visit. It was announced that Park and Xi discussed de-nuclearizing the Korean peninsula and restarting the 6+1 talks, which are always constituent pleasers back home. I wonder if that includes any US atom bombs on Korean soil or in Korean waters, along with North Korea’s? Given that South Korea is an occupied country, with almost 30,000 US soldiers squatting in nine military bases, and whose American commander even has authority over South Korea’s military, we will never know. But the fact that President Park stood up to America’s mafia diplomacy, surely warms the hearts of both Xi and Putin, whose two countries border North Korea and its keep-you-guessing diplomacy.

Chinese speaking, South Korean President Park Geun-hye thumbed her nose at intense intimidation from Washington to not attend China’s V-Day parade, which means a lot to both China and Russia, given North Korea’s keep-you-guessing diplomacy. Her she is on the left, being welcomed by President Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan. (Image by 44 Days Radio Sinoland)

Japan and the Philippines were not so courageous. Like good puppets, they did as Washington directed, by boycotting the parade. China invited 51 countries and almost all of them sent their leaders or high level state dignitaries. Besides the “no thank you” from Japan and the Philippines, only three countries insulted the Chinese, by sending their obligatory in-country ambassadors: the United States, Canada and Germany. Interestingly, former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama came, as well as British war criminal Tony Blair and Germany’s plain-speaking, former Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder. 30 Heads of State Will Watch China’s Military Parade Next Week | The Diplomat

Like on May 9th in Moscow, America failed miserably to isolate China, trying to spoil its celebration of one of modern history’s most important milestones. Instead of winning the hearts and admiration of 1.3 billion Chinese and countless peoples around the globe, by sending Allied troops to march in today’s parade, the West has come across looking exactly like what it is: an insecure, scared and spiteful bully.

Like the May 9th parade in Moscow, America has royally failed to isolate China to celebrate an important milestone in modern world history. Forty nine of the 51 countries invited were represented at the parade. (Image by diplomat.com)

CCTV reported that the parade was getting heavy coverage across Russia, in the state owned media and will be broadcast in its entirety, for the whole country to watch. It was also reported that Russia “sent a huge delegation of officials”. Just think of all those bridge building meetings between corresponding Chinese and Russian ministries. And the West? Not so much, if not at all. Like the Chinese beaming with pride when the PLA marched against fascism on May 9th (the Moscow parade got massive coverage here), Russians will surely feel just as satisfied seeing their Red Army marching with the Chinese today.

So the die is cast. From May 9th in Moscow to September 3rd in Beijing, these two, towering leaders of the Anti-West Order have come full circle. China and Russia are sending an explicit message to the United States and its boot licking, groveling European allies: we are 21st century brothers and sisters in arms and our Red Armies and our peoples oppose your fascism and your imperialism.

Video in English of the Beijing V-Day parade: VIDEO: Grand V-Day parade - People's Daily Online

The Moscow-Beijing Express: From May 9th in Moscow to September 3rd in Beijing, the Anti-West Order Comes Full Circle | The Vineyard of the Saker