First, the Chinese leader XI Jinping convened the summit of the Shanghai cooperation organization, which is to be an alternative to G7. Then a great military parade took place in honor of the Chinese victory in World War II.
The guests were 26 heads of state and government, headed by the dictator of Russia and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. XI itself was wearing a suit in the style of the leader of the communist Mao Zedong, whose governments cost the lives of tens of millions of Chinese. All this, according to experts, heralds great changes that will change the world as we know.
With a population of 1 billion 400 million China citizens are the second in terms of population in the world (after India). With two million soldiers, the Chinese People's Liberation Army is the largest armed forces in the world.
Annual expenditure on the army has increased to $ 250 billion in recent years. (over PLN 905 billion, counting at the current exchange rate). Only the United States spend (about four times) more on reinforcements. Beijing also expands his arsenal of nuclear weapons at an express pace.
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The chairman of the People's Republic of China exercises power with a strong hand, suppressing any opposition. His motto is: “The great revival of the Chinese people is inevitable!”
However, China also has internal problems. The economy has long ceased to grow like before the eruption of Coronaviru's pandemic in 2020. Unemployment among young people is 14 percent. The confrontational policy of US President Donald Trump further burdens China's economic development.
“Resistance to the established order takes on increasingly clear shapes”
Despite the difficulties, it is now the Chinese leader who demonstrates his strength.
– message [Xi Jinpinga] It is clear: “Don't underestimate China!” The parade, but also the ability to bring so many other players to China on the international arena shows that the Middle Kingdom formulates and implements its global leadership aspirations more and more – says Benedikt Franke, an expert on international policy, in an interview with Bildik.
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Military Parade in Beijing, September 3, 2025.
The expert for China Nadine Godehart agrees with this opinion. – China has tried to demonstrate their soft power (“soft”, non -military strength) through a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries and military strength in the form of a parade – he claims in an interview with “Bild”.
However, experts warn against overestimation of Chinese-Russian cooperation.
– China and Russia want to create a new world order, but Moscow and Beijing have different ideas on this subject. Both countries are allies on some issues, but they do not create an alliance that could be compared, e.g. with NATO, “says Godehart.
China primarily take care of their own benefits. – In Beijing there is great pragmatism towards Russia: the economy needs cheap raw materials, and these can now be obtained from the Russian Federation – adds the expert.
On the other hand, as Franke says, you should not underestimate friendship between XI and Putin. – The fact that China has not yet been able to withdraw support for Russia or to use his own influence in Russia to end the war in Ukraine, he should worry us and lead us to more realistic assessment of our own influence in China – he claims.
– Pictures from recent days show that active resistance to the established order is taking on more and more clear shapes and we would do well, finding a transatlantic answer at it – he adds.
US President Donald Trump expressed criticism towards a communist dictator. Asking to XI, Trump said: “Please tell my cordial greetings to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Unwi, while you are conscientious against the United States of America.”
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