China’s recent and massive military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II highlighted concerns around that nation’s “unprecedented military buildup.” And yes, China is ...

For China’s People’s Liberation Army, massive parades like the recent celebration of the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II are more than propaganda set pieces. Military leaders use them to ...

While it's not typically customary in the United States, nations like the People's Republic of China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and the Russian Federation enjoy showing off ...

Madolyn Moore is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. Earlier this month, China hosted its first military parade since 2019—an exhibition Chinese leader Xi Jinping claimed ...

China offered a glimpse of its growing military might in a parade in Beijing on Wednesday (Sept. 3), showing off new hypersonic and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICMBs) and drone systems. The ...

In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) — joined by The Diplomat’s Editor-in-Chief Shannon Tiezzi — discuss China’s recent ...

In September 2025, Communist China celebrated the Chinese victory in World II, a war that Mao’s Communist forces largely did not fight by avoiding combat against the Japanese. In honor of this “heroic ...

Some of the weapons and military units in China’s major parade were being displayed for the first time. The parade Wednesday on a central Beijing avenue Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the ...