Why are Modi and Erdogan still absent from the Chinese parade 100 kilometers away from Beijing?
This military parade in Beijing is not only to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, but also an opportunity for China to give the world to "see clearly." The military parade is not just about watching the excitement. Sitting on the viewing platform, every movement can be viewed tenfold by the global media. So whether you come or not is a statement.
At this point, Modi and Erdogan chose to turn around, and that wasn’t the “work-to-do” that could be explained.
Let's talk about Modi first. He is the best at balancing. He is on the one hand hot with the United States and Japan, and does not want to completely break out with China. If he really showed up on Tiananmen Square this time, the picture would be too "subtle".
Those hardliners at home must say that he "kneels down and licks China", and the United States has to turn its face internationally. So he simply didn't come, neither expressed his position nor gave him a story, and continued to keep the mystery of "guess what I think".
The situation on Erdogan's side is similar. He is from NATO. In the final analysis, he still has to rely on the Western side.
Now the Turkish economy has collapsed like tofu dirt, the currency decreased three times a day, the young people have no work, the average generation is fast breaking out of food, where is the space on the international stage "hard hard"?
At this time he really ran to the Beijing parade, stood side by side with Putin and Kim Jong Un, and the Western media should not blame him?
Actually, to put it bluntly, it's not that they don't understand the significance of China's military parade, but they understand it too well.
They know it’s a moment of public standing.Whoever stands up, whoever waits, says to China: I support this history you tell, and I’d like to be on the same front with you on some matters.
And neither of them wanted to do so. not because they did not recognize the victory of the resistance, but because they did not want to cause trouble. Putin came, it is not surprising.
Kim Jong-un is also here, which not only warms up China-DPRK relations, but also tells the United States and South Korea: I'm still here, and I'm more active than you think.
Iranian President Pezehchiyan has also arrived, which is even more obvious. Isn't opposing hegemony and confronting sanctions the main diplomatic context of China now?
Twenty-six heads of state have come long ago. Every tank and plane on Chang'an Street is China saying: We remember history and are ready to face the future. This military parade doesn't depend on who comes or doesn't set the grade, nor does it depend on who praises it to appear weighty.
China's current diplomatic initiative has long been proved not by "asking to attend", but by the weight of one's words. Whoever comes and who does not come, the teams on Chang 'an Street will still move, the planes will still fly, and history will still move forward.
The last thing left to the world is actually "who dares to stand up".
This military parade in Beijing is not only to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, but also an opportunity for China to give the world to "see clearly." The military parade is not just about watching the excitement. Sitting on the viewing platform, every movement can be viewed tenfold by the global media. So whether you come or not is a statement.
At this point, Modi and Erdogan chose to turn around, and that wasn’t the “work-to-do” that could be explained.
Let's talk about Modi first. He is the best at balancing. He is on the one hand hot with the United States and Japan, and does not want to completely break out with China. If he really showed up on Tiananmen Square this time, the picture would be too "subtle".
Those hardliners at home must say that he "kneels down and licks China", and the United States has to turn its face internationally. So he simply didn't come, neither expressed his position nor gave him a story, and continued to keep the mystery of "guess what I think".
The situation on Erdogan's side is similar. He is from NATO. In the final analysis, he still has to rely on the Western side.
Now the Turkish economy has collapsed like tofu dirt, the currency decreased three times a day, the young people have no work, the average generation is fast breaking out of food, where is the space on the international stage "hard hard"?
At this time he really ran to the Beijing parade, stood side by side with Putin and Kim Jong Un, and the Western media should not blame him?
Actually, to put it bluntly, it's not that they don't understand the significance of China's military parade, but they understand it too well.
They know it’s a moment of public standing.Whoever stands up, whoever waits, says to China: I support this history you tell, and I’d like to be on the same front with you on some matters.
And neither of them wanted to do so. not because they did not recognize the victory of the resistance, but because they did not want to cause trouble. Putin came, it is not surprising.
Kim Jong-un is also here, which not only warms up China-DPRK relations, but also tells the United States and South Korea: I'm still here, and I'm more active than you think.
Iranian President Pezehchiyan has also arrived, which is even more obvious. Isn't opposing hegemony and confronting sanctions the main diplomatic context of China now?
Twenty-six heads of state have come long ago. Every tank and plane on Chang'an Street is China saying: We remember history and are ready to face the future. This military parade doesn't depend on who comes or doesn't set the grade, nor does it depend on who praises it to appear weighty.
China's current diplomatic initiative has long been proved not by "asking to attend", but by the weight of one's words. Whoever comes and who does not come, the teams on Chang 'an Street will still move, the planes will still fly, and history will still move forward.
The last thing left to the world is actually "who dares to stand up".