Chinese leader Xi Jinping presided over the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of China’s defeat of the Japanese in World War II.
President Donald Trump said that the head of the Chinese communist party, Xi Jinping, was conspiring with the leaders of Russia and North Korea as they gathered for a military parade in Beijing marking the anniversary of China’s defeat of the Japanese in World War II.
As the parade began on Wednesday local time, Trump asked in a post on Truth Social whether Xi would “mention the massive amount of support and ‘blood’ that The United States of America gave to China in order to help it to secure its FREEDOM from a very unfriendly foreign invader,” referring to Imperial Japan.
“Many Americans died in China’s quest for Victory and Glory,” he said. “I hope that they are rightfully Honored and Remembered for their Bravery and Sacrifice!”
Trump then went on to wish Xi and “the wonderful people of China … a great and lasting day of celebration.”
“Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America,” Trump said.
Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov responded to the remark, telling Russian state television, “I would like to say that no one has been conspiring, no one has been plotting anything, no conspiracies.”
Ahead of the parade, the CCP stepped up security and restricted citizens’ movement.
The CCP is deeply insecure, afraid of the people it rules. That should be a hint as to its strength. China is a weak state. https://t.co/W6AijDC1k7
— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) September 2, 2025
The event marks the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender, which China observers note the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses to push a false narrative that it led the fighting against Japan rather than the Republic of China government, which at the time ruled China before retreating to Taiwan.
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council criticized the CCP for spending more than $5 billion on the military exercise while “neglecting China’s economic, labor, and social issues.”
While both Taiwan and mainland China commemorate China’s victory over Japan on Sept. 3, the CCP parades its military while Taiwan, joining other U.S. ally nations, holds exhibits and concerts among other events in honor of the lives lost in the battle for freedom.
By Melanie Sun
