PRC: CCP leaders hosted the 25th SCO heads of state summit in Tianjin and used it to promote their vision for challenging the US-led international order and eroding US global influence. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi notably attended amid increased tensions between the United States and India over the continued Indian import of Russian oil.
PRC: The PRC hosted an extravagant military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in World War II. The PRC scheduled the parade immediately after the SCO summit likely to give the impression of robust international support for the emergence of the PRC as a major military power and defender of the postwar global order.
China-Taiwan Weekly Update, September 8, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)
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