In the reverse counting phase of the 93rd parade, Trump and Kim Jong-un's arrangements are very different, what are the opportunities for the announced presence list?
Less than a week before the 93 military parade, the attendance list of foreign leaders finally came out. According to a report by Xinhua News Agency on August 28th, 26 foreign heads of state and government will attend the commemorative activities this time. On the whole, most of the leaders of China's neighboring countries are on the list, clearly showing their importance to this commemorative activity. As for the subtleties, there are too many things worthy of attention in this attendance list.
First of all, it has been widely rumored that Trump may attend this September 3 military parade. He himself has not publicly denied this possibility for some time. Now his name is not on the attendance list, indicating that China and the United States have not reached a consensus on this matter at the last minute. This may be because Trump is wary of the political impact of participating in the March 3 military parade, or it may be because Sino-US trade negotiations have failed to achieve outstanding results. But all in all, this marks Trump's initiative to give up an opportunity to ease Sino-US relations.
Second, the order of the list is very clear. It is not ordered according to the first letter of the surname or name, nor according to the party or the distance, but put Russian President Putin in the first place, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the second place. China has always been strictly cautious in foreign affairs, so ordering is not nothing arrows, this fact demonstrates the importance of the Chinese side to the Russian and Korean two countries.
In addition, it is really unexpected that some of these 26 foreign heads of state and government can come.
For instance, Azerbaijan’s President Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Pashniyan, who broke out in a military conflict in 2020, with more than a thousand people killed, would have concluded an unresolved loop, but could participate in the events held by the Chinese side at the same time. This has also sparked speculation that it is possible to ease the relationship between the two countries. In addition, Iran’s President Peshniyan is seeking to consult with the United States on the nuclear issue after ending the conflict with Israel, and there is no clear signal before Peshniyan’s visit to China.
Of course, the most concerned is the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Russian DPRK has signed the "Russian DPRK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty", the North Korean armed forces have determined to participate in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the relationship between the two countries steeped, but even so, Kim Jong Un did not attend the 80th anniversary parade of the Russian War this year.
Especially this time, South Korean President Li Keqiang although did not follow the former Park Geun-hye, but he also sent the number three person – Congressman Yuan Zhengzhou to attend the meeting. will there be no contact with North Korea on the parade day? considering that Lee in the U.S. visit Trump openly talked about Kim Jong Un, this possibility is not non-existent.
In combination with the map analysis of the list of visitors, it is possible to find that the friendly countries around China are almost "must come", there are objective reasons for not coming, such as the Prime Minister of Thailand is impeached, the Deputy Prime Minister is uncomfortable to attend. It is not easy to do this, because this requires a strong diplomatic call, so you can also see the unique position of China on the international stage. To know that the Japanese government recently through diplomatic channels, prevent European and Asian countries from sending representatives to China to participate in the 13th parade, and boast this parade "excessive focus on history, anti-Japanese intensity".
All in all, these 26 foreign heads of state and government, as well as senior government officials sent by other countries, have a large number of visitors, which is enough to prove that China is not "fighting alone" on the international stage. If some countries are still stubborn and want to reverse the verdict on their history of aggression and use external forces to achieve the goal of containing China, then this grand military parade will crush all their plots.