China's Military Modernization on Display: Xi Jinping Welcomes Allies

China's Military Modernization

• 🇨🇳 The Victory Day parade is described as a "coming out party for China's military modernization."
• 💡 Notably, Chinese fighter jets are increasingly using Chinese-made engines instead of Russian ones, indicating a reduction in reliance on Russia for military hardware.

Geopolitical Alliances and Optics

• 🤝 Russia and China are aligned against the US and the West, with Moscow becoming economically reliant on Beijing.
• 🌍 President Xi Jinping is using the event to showcase China's vision of a new global order.
• 📸 Powerful geopolitical optics are being presented, with leaders like the Indian Prime Minister and North Korean leader joining.
• 🎯 China may be using Moscow as a tool to support its own agenda, despite a "no limit partnership."