At the end of August and the beginning of September this year, China will hold a number of grand diplomatic activities at home, including the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War. At that time, many foreign guests will come.

On August 28, China announced that 26 foreign heads and heads of government will attend the 80th anniversary celebration of the victory of the war. In this regard, the major foreign media immediately paid attention to the guest list, reporting and analyzing with the words "for the first time", "rare", "with milestone significance", "party".In addition, the foreign media is very concerned about the latest weapons equipment that the Liberation Army will show in the parade.

According to a report by TASS news agency on August 27th, local time, Russian Presidential Press Secretary and Kremlin spokesman peskov said on the same day that Russia is actively preparing for activities related to Putin's visit to China, and Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China is "unprecedented". He said: "Putin will pay an unprecedented visit to China, and the relevant preparations are being actively carried out."

According to a report by RIA Novosti on the same day, peskov also said that for Russia, Russia-China relations are a priority issue. He told reporters: "We are preparing for this visit, and the president is also preparing for this visit. The highest-level exchanges between Russia and China, as well as international contacts during this visit, are always extremely important to us, and (Russia-China relations) have always been our priority issues."

According to the report, from August 31st to September 1st, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit will be held in Tianjin, and Putin will attend the summit. On September 3rd, Beijing will hold an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japan and the World Anti-Fascist War, and Putin will also be invited to attend.

Russian President Vladimir Putin gifts flowers to Soviet Red Army Martyrs Monument

According to China.com, on the morning of August 28, the press center for the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War held the first press conference to introduce the preparations for the commemoration and answer questions from reporters.

It is worth noting that after China announced the list of foreign guests attending the 93rd military parade, many foreign media followed up and reported and paid attention to it.

According to Reuters, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Secretary-General of the Labour Party of North Korea and State Commissioner Kim Jong-un will attend the parade in Beijing, which will be the first public debut of the leaders of the three DPRK countries together.In addition, Slovak Prime Minister Fico will also be present as the head of the EU government, and Serbian President Vucic is the other current leader of the European countries on the list to attend the parade in 1993.

Previously, Putin has visited China 23 times or attended international events. His last visit to China was a state visit to China from May 16 to 17, 2024; Kim Jong Un's last visit to China was in January 2019.

Bloomberg used the word "rare" to describe Kim Jong-un's attendance at the 1993 military parade, and mentioned that this visit will be Kim Jong-un's first overseas visit since his talks with Putin in 2023. According to the report, especially for Kim Jong-un, this visit will further enhance North Korea's diplomatic status and give Pyongyang the opportunity to have dialogue with some of the most influential leaders in the world.

The BBC described Putin and Kim¡¯s visit as ¡°milestone¡± and stressed it was the first time Kim attended multilateral international events.

In addition, the list of foreign guests participating in the September 3rd military parade also reflects China's rise and changing relations with the world. According to reports, Indonesian President Prabowo and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Anwar will attend, which is further evidence that China is trying to strengthen relations with its neighbors in South East Asia.

On August 28th, Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei said that 80 years ago, China and the Soviet Union, as the main battlefields in Asia and Europe in World War II, were the mainstay of the fight against militarism and fascism and made great national sacrifices. The two peoples fought side by side and supported each other, saving their respective nations from danger and the future and destiny of mankind, and making decisive contributions to the victory of the world anti-fascist war.

President Putin came to China to attend the commemorative event, which further demonstrated the high level of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era and also demonstrated the unity and unity of China and Russia in jointly safeguarding the results of the victory of World War II.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.In the face of the intertwined international situation, China-Russia, as a founding member of the United Nations and a permanent member of the Security Council, will continue to defend the authority of the United Nations and international fairness and justice, strengthen cooperation within the framework of the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the BRICS countries and other multilateral platforms, practice genuine multilateralism, and work together to create a brighter future for the future of mankind.

Hong Li also said that the DPRK is a traditional friendly neighboring country linked to mountains and waters.We warmly welcome Secretary-General Kim Jong Un to China to attend the commemoration.

The leaders of China, Russia and North Korea made their first public appearance together. The picture shows Putin and Kim Jong-un.

Hong Lei said that this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the China People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, as well as the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Korean motherland. During the arduous war years, the peoples of China and North Korea supported each other and jointly fought Japanese aggression, making important contributions to the victory of the world anti-fascist war and the cause of human justice.

Hong Li pointed out thatining, consolidating and developing good relations with the DPRK is the firm stance of the Chinese Party and the government.China is willing to continue to work with the DPRK on the path of strengthening exchanges and cooperation and advancing socialist construction, and to work closely together in promoting regional peace and stability and safeguarding international fairness and justice, continuing to write a new chapter on traditional China-DPRK friendship.

In addition to paying attention to foreign guests attending the meeting, the BBC also reported that on the day of the 93rd military parade, China may display its latest weapons and equipment, including hundreds of aircraft, tanks and anti-drone systems. This will be the first time that the structure of China's military's new recruits has been fully displayed at the military parade. CNN mentioned that this grand event will provide a rare opportunity for the world to see China's rapidly developing military technology.

Bloomberg believes that China is preparing to showcase its latest anti-ship missiles, combat drones and nuclear-capable ballistic missiles at the military parade, which while demonstrating its military strength may also attract the attention of potential buyers.

The report said that China has been vigorously promoting military modernization, and leaders of many countries that purchase weapons from China are expected to also attend activities such as the SCO Tianjin Summit and the 93rd Military Parade. The report mentioned that during the India-Pakistan conflict that broke out in May this year, Pakistan allegedly used China's J-10C fighter jets and Thunderbolt-15 missiles to shoot down several Indian legal Rafale fighter jets, which also made China's military weapons famous.

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of resistance, the third comprehensive exercise, the aircraft flew over the sky.

On the morning of August 20, the State Council Information Office held a press conference. Wu Zeke, deputy director of the Military Parade Leading Group Office and deputy director of the Operations Bureau of the Joint Staff Headquarters of the Central Military Commission, and Xu Guizhong, executive deputy director of the Military Parade Command Organization Office of the Central Theater Command Organization of the People's Liberation Army of China and deputy director of the Major General of the Political Work Department, introduced the preparations for the military parade and answered questions from reporters.

Wu Zhao introduced, this reference weapons equipment, are selected from the main combat equipment of domestic production, the first introduction of the new type of equipment represents a large proportion, the ground and air equipment are system composition, mixed composition, part of the land-sea air-based strategic heavy weapons, high-performance, unmanned and anti-unmanned equipment, is also the first exhibition.

The main features are as follows: one is to focus on new fourth-generation equipment, such as new tanks, carrier-based aircraft, fighter jets, etc., and organize them according to combat modules to demonstrate the combat capabilities of our military system. The other is to select a series of unmanned intelligent and anti-unmanned equipment on land, sea and air, as well as new forces such as network and electric warfare, such as new drones, directed energy weapons, electronic jamming systems, etc., to demonstrate our army's new domain and new quality combat capabilities. Another is to focus on a number of advanced equipment such as hypersonic, air defense and anti-missile, strategic missiles, etc., to demonstrate our army's strong strategic deterrence strength. It can be said that the degree of informatization and intelligence of the weapons and equipment reviewed this time is relatively high, which fully reflects our army's strong ability to adapt to the development of science and technology and the evolution of war forms and win future wars.

Xu Guizhong mentioned that, especially for some new types of equipment, troops undergo high-intensity training according to the review standards soon after they are installed, and the process of preparing for the review is also the process of ability generation.

On August 28th, Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei said that peace-loving is integrated into the blood of the Chinese nation. The Chinese people have suffered from aggression by foreign powers and are well aware of the preciousness of peace. We held the military parade to demonstrate our firm determination to take the road of peaceful development, our strong will to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and our strong ability to safeguard world peace and tranquility.

On issues of peace and security, China has the best record in the world. After the founding of New China, China has never taken the initiative to provoke a war, has never occupied an inch of other countries 'land, and has never engaged in proxy wars. It is the only major country that has written the path of peaceful development into its constitution, and is the permanent member of the Security Council that has sent the largest number of peacekeepers. China has proposed a global security initiative, advocating a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept, and providing a practical path for solving the security deficit. China's increased strength will provide more positive energy to promote world peace. No matter what extent it develops, China will never seek hegemony, expand, or engage in an arms race, and will firmly be a force for peace, stability, and progress in this world. We are willing to work with other countries to make unremitting efforts to achieve lasting peace and development in the world.

Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei

The Observer Network.