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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Standing alongside Putin and Kim Jong-un, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that China is "unstoppable" as the world ...

China is fast-tracking the development of new and enhanced air-combat capabilities Progress is aligned with wider military modernisation goals over the coming decade In a series of disclosures ...

China’s September 2025 Victory Day parade wasn’t your typical military flexing. While Western analysts obsess over drone swarms reshaping battlefields, Beijing showcased something more calculated: a ...

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 ...