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Harmonious Demonstration – Google Video
Seeing this video doesn’t remind you of the “harmonious society” the Chinese new leadership is vowing to build. But the harmoniousness of the People’s Liberation Army’s parade for China’s 50-year...
View ArticleChina’s Preparing Tiananmen Square Military Parade: Report
From AFP: China will mark the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic with a military parade showcasing the nation’s latest weapons, state press said Sunday. General Chen Bingde, chief of staff of...
View ArticleChina Plans Largest-ever Military Parade
From AP: China will stage its grandest-ever military parade this year with a spectacle of homemade weaponry to mark 60 years of communist rule and lift national pride amid a grim economic forecast,...
View ArticlePhotos: Military parade training: Extreme endurance test
Soldiers training for the military parade of the 60th National Day celebration. [Source: blog.sina.com.cn] © Xiao Qiang for China Digital Times (CDT), 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to...
View ArticleQ&A: Geremie R. Barmé
On his blog, Evan Osnos interviews Geremie R. Barmé about the imagery and significance of Chinese military parades, like tomorrow’s massive spectacle to welcome National Day. From Barmé’s reply: What...
View ArticleVideo: Footage of 60th Anniversary Parade (Updated)
Clips of today’s military parade and speeches marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China can be found on YouTube (or, if you’re short on time, watch the entire...
View ArticleChina Celebrates 60 Years of Communist Rule
The parade is finished and the reviews are in. From the New York Times: The celebration of the founding of the People’s Republic of China was immense, powerful and flawless, down to the crystalline...
View ArticleSun Jiaye (孙嘉业): The Interpretation of the Slogans for China’s National Day
From Hong Kong’s Ming Pao, translated by CDT: China is a country of slogans. And during significant festivals or celebrations, official slogans are often promoted. Last weekend, the general office of...
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