TIL Desk/World/Beijing/ No force can ever stop China from marching forward, President Xi Jinping asserted on Tuesday as he presided over the country’s largest parade, showcasing its military might and unity among top leaders, to celebrate the Communist Party’s hold on power for 70 years.
As China held its largest parade, Hong Kong witnessed one of its violent protests with thousands of pro-democracy activists, who burnt Chinese flags, demanding autonomy, universal franchise, and freedom for all the people to contest the elections for the territory’s legislature.
“No force can ever shake the status of China, or stop the Chinese people and nation from marching forward,” an assertive Xi said in his speech ahead of the parade, as the two-million strong world’s largest army flexed its muscles displaying some of its most sophisticated weapons, including long range Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.
