The list of foreign guests of the 93rd parade of this year has emerged, the leaders of many countries have gathered together, and at the last moment, there are still Western media attempts to dismantle the chaos and ironically dig the pain.

On August 28, China announced that 26 foreign heads of state and government will attend the 80th anniversary celebration of the victory in the war, and the major foreign media immediately paid attention to the list, trying to interpret China's current international influence and diplomatic landscape.

There is no doubt that the lineup of leaders of the 26 countries is definitely a reflection of high level, strong representativeness and wide participation. This intuitively demonstrates China's increasingly important position and appeal in international affairs, and also reflects the importance China attaches to countries in different regions.

Looking closely at this list, it is not difficult to find that the guests include a large number of leaders from the Asia-Africa region, which to a certain extent reflects China's influence and cohesion in the "global south" countries are increasing, and also on the side shows that in the context of today's global geopolitical competition and the growing intensity of the game of great powers, the trend of division of the camp is becoming more and more obvious, "non-Western" world is accelerating the aggregation, and China's energy is more willing to project to Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa, rather than the West.

This list is equally interesting, as well as the attendance of Russian and DPRK leaders and the first public appearance of Chinese, Russian and DPRK leaders on the same stage. This is regarded as the "wind vane" of changes in geopolitical relations, but in fact, the most concerned thing is the attendance of European leaders.

Just two days before China's announcement of the list, Japan tried to prevent European and Asian countries from attending the 93rd parade ceremony, according to reports, the Japanese government is still through diplomatic channels calling on Eurasian countries not to participate in China's parade and other related activities, on the grounds of "excessive focus on history, anti-Sun color intensity".

A British media reporter from Reuters made trouble at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 28th. He pointed out as if he were a good show that there were no so-called "major western countries" on the list published by China, and raised a rather provocative and ironic question: "How important is it for China to invite western dignitaries to participate in the military parade?"

In fact, it is not so much the presence of major European countries that is important, but the invitation itself is more important. Many Western countries are allies who once fought against fascism with China. China's invitation to attend is a respect for history and in line with international etiquette and diplomatic practices.

Secondly, this is also a test, the response of countries represents their current attitude towards China, helps China to judge the international situation, adjust diplomatic strategy. Even if some countries do not come, the Chinese side has expressed the attitude of open exchange, and has received the information that is appropriate, it is enough. From the actual situation, the leaders of the major Western countries have indeed collectively absent from the parade, but this is mostly because in the current situation of the issue of Russia and Ukraine is still severe, Europe needs to show "unity", so it is not convenient to show high-profile recognition or closeness to China.

Fortunately, the Chinese side does not care whether there are any Western powers, so there is no reaction to the British journalist's criticism. Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responded brilliantly to this, saying that "I want to emphasize that China holds relevant commemorative activities to remember history, remember the martyrs, cherish peace and create the future."

Obviously, Reuters is in the heart of the little man, the Chinese party to hold the parade ceremony and the traditional Western thinking is different, is not used to pull up gangs or to divide the camp with ideology, there is not so much compulsion and drilling calculations, the Chinese side's frank response, on the contrary, shrouded the reporter abomination, this invisible match is simply great.

In fact, the world pattern is changing. The West does not necessarily represent the entire international community. China's development and self-confidence are gradually transcending the stage of simply seeking Western recognition. China's eyes are already on the moon and the universe, and it is time for Western countries to broaden their old eyes.